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

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

3. Which word does Badua use to describe Kofi Ako in Phase one?
(a) Mean.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Lazy.

4. What type of chorus do the old man and the old woman represent throughout the play, as stated in the prologue?
(a) Roman chorus.
(b) Elizabethan chorus.
(c) Call-and-Response.
(d) Greek chorus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of these relationship couplings are presented within the play?

3. What type of tale is this play based from?

4. How many young men propose to Anowa over the years?

5. How many years past puberty is Anowa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is life lived in the village of Yebi?

2. Describe the gap of communication that exists between Badua and Anowa.

3. How does the old woman react to the encounter between Badua and Anowa?

4. As can be seen throughout Phase one, what is the surest way to get Anowa to do something? Explain.

5. Why does Anowa vow to never return to Yebi?

6. Who is the old woman described in the prologue, and how is she described?

7. What suggestion does Kofi Ako make in order to save Anowa from some of the hard labor she puts in?

8. How does Anowa die?

9. What is the story of Anowa based upon, according to Aidoo and the prologue?

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

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