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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who originally tells Aidoo the story of Anowa?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. What word best describes the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa, as seen toward the beginning of the play, according to the text?
(a) Intense.
(b) Fleeting.
(c) Heartfelt.
(d) Crazy.

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

4. Who notices the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa?
(a) The old man.
(b) Another couple.
(c) Badua.
(d) Osam.

5. What is the ultimate consequence of Anowa's behavior, as stated in the prologue?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Death.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Reward.

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

7. What is another name for the old man and the old woman?
(a) Being-The-Big-Hand-That-Feeds-You.
(b) Being-The-Big-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper.
(c) Being-The-Big-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt.
(d) Being-The-Mouth-Of-The-Old-Man-And-Woman.

8. Anowa and Badua ____________ in Phase one, regarding Anowa's marriage.
(a) Discuss.
(b) Disagree.
(c) Fight.
(d) Cry.

9. Who does Anowa bring her chores to when they are completed?
(a) The high priestess.
(b) Kofi Ako.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

10. Aidoo sets the prologue of the story in this place, setting the stage for the beginning of colonialism.
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Fantiland.
(d) Britain.

11. How many different settings are there in Aidoo's play?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

12. Who do the old man and old woman react with during Phase one?
(a) No one.
(b) Badua.
(c) Anowa.
(d) Osam.

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

14. What type of tale is this play based from?
(a) A creation myth.
(b) A Ghanian love dance.
(c) A Ghanian legend.
(d) An African song.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the other party react, when seeing the nature of the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa in Phase one?

2. Which word does Badua use to describe Kofi Ako in Phase one?

3. What type of relationships is the play built around?

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

5. In the prologue, Aidoo explains this treaty that binds the people of Ghana to the white men.

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