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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the surest way for Badua to get Anowa to do something?
(a) To forbid it.
(b) To encourage it.
(c) To force it.
(d) To ignore it.

2. What is Anowa dipping at the beginning of Phase one?
(a) Meat.
(b) Water.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Clothes.

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

4. A huge gap of ___________ lies between Badua and Anowa.
(a) Communication.
(b) Respect.
(c) Love.
(d) Care.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Osam say about the men from Kofi Ako's family?

2. Which character in the story uses a system of projection/replacement as a way of making up for his/her shortcomings?

3. How does Aidoo select the time period to set the play?

4. As stated within the prologue, who do Kofi Ako and Anowa do business with?

5. Which political category best suits Anowa's character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is difference, or oddity, believed to be such a threat in the Yebi village, as can be deduced from the prologue?

2. Explain the discussion that occurs when the audience is first introduced to Badua and Osam in Phase one.

3. What is the real reason that Anowa commits suicide?

4. Who does the old woman blame for the tragedies of this story and why?

5. Describe what Kofi Ako and Anowa are doing at the beginning of Phase two.

6. What is the primary conflict between Anowa and her parents as describe in the Prologue?

7. What are Badua's thoughts on slave labor?

8. What does Kofi Ako decide to do with Anowa in Phase three? What is his reasoning?

9. As can be seen in Phase one, what is the father's role in finding his daughter a husband? How is this tradition made apparent through the text?

10. Describe the monologue that Anowa gives in Phase three.

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