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

2. What does Anowa insist she helps Kofi Ako with?

3. What does Anowa vow to do in Phase one?

4. By the end of Phase one, the old man believes that Anowa is destined for ________________.

5. Which word does Badua use to describe Kofi Ako in Phase one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the old man say about the argument between Badua and Anowa?

2. What is Anowa's personality like, as described in the Prologue of the play?

3. What is the overarching theme of Phase one? Explain.

4. What is Kofi Ako's status by the beginning of Phase three

5. What is Kofi Ako's reputation?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Differences are things that occur in everyday life. How are differences, or things of unusual nature, perceived by the people of the Yebi village? Given the authors prologue and direction of the story, do you consider the author to be tolerant of things that are different? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How is the importance of tribe elders established, even in the prologue of the story?

Essay Topic 3

How do those around Anowa, contribute to the tragic events of her life? How can these tragedies be prevented?

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