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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes Badua's feelings upon hearing Anowa's news in Phase one, as can be seen in the text?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Furious.
(d) Serious.

2. Badua is concerned for Anowa's __________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Husband.
(c) Career.
(d) Future.

3. By the end of Phase one, the old man believes that Anowa is destined for ________________.
(a) Death.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Greater things.

4. What type of input do the people of Anowa's village have in regard to how their country is run politically?
(a) None.
(b) Minimal.
(c) A decent amount.
(d) Much.

5. In what year does Aidoo write "Anowa"?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1983.

6. Which political category best suits Anowa's character?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Libertarianism.
(c) Masochism.
(d) Socialism.

7. How many generations of characters are presented in the prologue of the story?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

8. How many surviving children does Badua have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

10. According to the old woman, what does time do to children?
(a) They become more wise.
(b) Make them less obedient.
(c) Nothing, they remain the same.
(d) They are more independent.

11. Anowa becoming a priestess brings ________ to the situation at hand.
(a) Order.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Closure.
(d) Good fortune.

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

13. What does Anowa tell her parents that she finally finds?
(a) A man she wants to marry.
(b) An apprenticeship for high priestess.
(c) A child.
(d) A new job.

14. Which of the following does not accurately describe Osam's character, as he is identified in the prologue?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Loving.
(c) Strong.
(d) Distant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aidoo use to help in the construction of the play's characters?

2. Who asks Anowa to marry him in Phase one?

3. Who does Anowa bring her chores to when they are completed?

4. What is the surest way for Badua to get Anowa to do something?

5. _____________ is the surest way of survival in the village that the characters live in.

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