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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the wealthiest man in the region by Phase three?
(a) Kofi Ako.
(b) The old man.
(c) A slave boy.
(d) Osam.

2. The ending provided by Aidoo, is a traditional literary form of expression, a _____________ tale.
(a) Dilemma.
(b) Modernist.
(c) Opulent.
(d) Idealist.

3. The moral of the story of Anowa deals primarily with _______________.
(a) Greed.
(b) Sterility.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Religion.

4. What is Anowa doing in Phase two, while Kofi Ako talks to himself?
(a) Listening intently.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Working.
(d) Traveling to Yebi.

5. What type of footwear does Anowa wear?
(a) Rich leather shoes.
(b) Cloth shoes.
(c) She is barefoot.
(d) Cheaply made shoes from animal skins.

6. What is the ultimate cause of Anowa's decision to commit suicide?
(a) She loses the man she loves.
(b) She is miserable.
(c) She feels much guilt.
(d) She has nowhere else to go.

7. How does Kofi Ako commit suicide?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Poison.
(c) Gunshot.
(d) Hanging.

8. According to Kofi Ako in Phase two, Anowa's willfulness makes her what kind of person?
(a) A horrible person.
(b) A stubborn person.
(c) An exceptional person.
(d) A kind person.

9. Where does Phase two take place?
(a) A cottage.
(b) A piece of land by the lake.
(c) A highway.
(d) A plantation.

10. Whom does Anowa begin talking to during her breakdown in Phase three?
(a) The slaves.
(b) The house furnishings.
(c) The spirits of her siblings.
(d) The tribe elders.

11. Anowa is told to do what with these memories, present in her monologue?
(a) Use them as a source of strength.
(b) Hold on to them always.
(c) Forget them.
(d) Keep them close.

12. Toward the middle of Phase two, Badua and Osam discuss that it is wrong to deny whom their heritage?
(a) Anowa.
(b) Their grandchildren.
(c) Kofi Ako.
(d) Both Kofi Ako and Anowa.

13. How many years pass when the scene is focused again on Kofi Ako and Anowa?
(a) Two.
(b) Several.
(c) Three.
(d) Not many.

14. Badua believes that slavery _________________.
(a) Is morally wrong.
(b) Makes life easier.
(c) Is nothing she ever hears of.
(d) Is something that cannot be changed.

15. What is the lighting doing when the scene again focuses on Kofi Ako and Anowa?
(a) Very dark.
(b) Dim lighting.
(c) Red lighting.
(d) Bright lighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman say about the business of slavery?

2. What does Kofi Ako finally tell Anowa she must do?

3. The old man states that there must be something _________________about slavery.

4. Anowa's monologue recalls memories about the arrival of whom?

5. Who offers up the lessons in the story?

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