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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Osam say about the men from Kofi Ako's family?
(a) They are horrible men.
(b) They make good husbands.
(c) They are thieves.
(d) They are lazy.

2. Who does the old woman have sympathy for by the end of Phase one?
(a) Badua.
(b) Anowa.
(c) Kofi Ako.
(d) Osam.

3. Anowa represents a ____________ to the conventional ways of her village.
(a) Threat.
(b) Change.
(c) Youth.
(d) Benefit.

4. How many years pass since the treaty is signed with the Europeans, as Aidoo sets the play up?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. How many young men propose to Anowa over the years?
(a) Two.
(b) Not stated.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

6. Where is Aidoo originally from, as stated in the prologue of the story?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Somalia.

7. What does Osam attempt in Phase one in order to gain some control/peace?
(a) An intervention.
(b) Punishment.
(c) An argument.
(d) Retaliation.

8. Which of the following does not accurately describe Badua's character, as she is identified in the prologue?
(a) Obediant.
(b) Stubborn.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Judgemental.

9. _____________ is the surest way of survival in the village that the characters live in.
(a) Independence.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Farming.
(d) Marriage.

10. In the prologue, Aidoo explains this treaty that binds the people of Ghana to the white men.
(a) The Bond of the 1800s.
(b) Bond of 1845.
(c) 1844 Fanti.
(d) Bond of 1844.

11. According to Osam, Anowa is not like _____________.
(a) He and Badua.
(b) Other boys.
(c) Other girls.
(d) Other people.

12. Which of the following is not said to be included in the play?
(a) Conventional relationships.
(b) Politics.
(c) Music.
(d) Familial values.

13. What does Anowa have to do in order to become a high priestess?
(a) Fast.
(b) Spend time in solitude.
(c) Pray five times a day.
(d) Apprentice.

14. How does Aidoo select the time period to set the play?
(a) The date is used to mirror events in Britain.
(b) It is an important point in Ghanaian history.
(c) It is during her childhood.
(d) It is the time in which the legend is always set.

15. What is the one oddity in the village, as described in the prologue?
(a) Kofi Ako.
(b) The weather.
(c) Anowa.
(d) The high priestess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not accurately describe Osam's character, as he is identified in the prologue?

2. According to Kofi Ako's reputation with the village, he thinks himself to be __________.

3. Who does Anowa's willfulness reflect on? As is typically seen in the villagers tradition.

4. Which word best describes Badua's feelings upon hearing Anowa's news in Phase one, as can be seen in the text?

5. Finish the statement, as seen in Phase one. Anowa ___________ to marry the men her parents choose.

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