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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 tale is this play based from?

2. According to Osam, Anowa is not like _____________.

3. What is the one oddity in the village, as described in the prologue?

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

5. In the prologue, Aidoo explains this treaty that binds the people of Ghana to the white men.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Anowa die?

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

4. What do the slave children say about Kofi Ako and Anowa?

5. What is the glue of the Yebi village, as can be seen in the prologue?

6. What does Anowa realize about Kofi Ako by Phase three?

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

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

9. As can be seen in Phase two, what is Anowa's chief concern?

10. Because of the "glue" that shapes the Yebi village, why does that make Anowa's character even more problematic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Anowa is referred to as a feminist.

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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