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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. When is Eli supposed to come in Chapter 4?

2. How long after Afri moves to Accra does she begin training at Sarah's?

3. What type of tree leaves does Afi remember that she used to sweep in their unfenced dirt yard?

4. When did Afi's father die?

5. In Chapter 3, what color uniform does the man wear who carries Afi and Olivia's luggage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Afi wonder about her name in Chapter 2?

2. What is Afi's first visit with Eli like?

3. How many students does Sarah have and how does she select students?

4. Who took in Olivia and Afi after Illustrious died?

5. What is King's Court like where Afi is to live in Accra?

6. What is school like at Sarah's?

7. What does Afi think of the second school she visits with Yaya?

8. Why has Afi been chosen to marry Eli?

9. What has Afi heard about Eli's relationship with the Liberian woman and a vist she makes to Ho?

10. How did Pious help Olivia and Afi after Illustrious died and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Afi believes a wife is to serve her husband when she is first married. Why does Afi believe that a wife is to serve her husband? How does that belief affect her actions when her marriage is new? How is she submissive to Eli because of the view of what a proper wife does and is?

Essay Topic 2

Evelyn is Richard’s girlfriend. What type of person is Evelyn? Is she dependent upon anyone other than herself? What is revealed about independence through her character?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters? resting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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