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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of input do the people of Anowa's village have in regard to how their country is run politically?

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

3. At what point in Phase one, do the Old Man and woman appear?

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

5. What type of chorus do the old man and the old woman represent throughout the play, as stated in the prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the weather in the opening of Phase two.

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

3. As can been seen in Phase one, how do you describe the voice of the old woman?

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

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

6. What is the function of Being-The-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper, as described by Aidoo in the prologue?

7. Describe the type of relationships that are presented in the prologue and which are said to recur throughout the play.

8. What does Osam believe the future holds for Anowa?

9. As mentioned in the prologue, what do the consequences of the story stem from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Men appear to be more sympathetic to Anowa's situation even from the very beginning, which men are perceived as being more sympathetic? And why is the sympathetic nature of these particular men fueled by, especially in regard to Anowa?

Essay Topic 2

By the end of the play, what conclusions can be drawn about the implications of following tribal conventions? Provide different perspectives for this answer, and give your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Given Anowa's refusal to marry a man who is chosen for her, what is said about the values placed on love within the confines of the story?

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