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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. Which word best describes Badua's feelings upon hearing Anowa's news in Phase one, as can be seen in the text?

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

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

4. What type of relationships is the play built around?

5. This person typically is responsible for choosing a husband for the daughter.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the old man's view on the situation?

3. Explain what affects Badua's outlook and opinions for Anowa, as explained in the prologue.

4. What do many people believe when they see Kofi Ako and Anowa working alongside each other?

5. 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?

6. How does Anowa loot by Phase three?

7. In Phase two, what is it that Badua and Osam are discussing?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the weather mirror the mood of the scene, as can be seen throughout the play?

Essay Topic 2

How is Anowa introduced to the reader? Is she presented in a negative light? Positive light? Is there any foreshadowing in her introduction?

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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