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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: "Yaw" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ness protect Kojo?
(a) She kills the boy herself.
(b) She tells the Devil the boy is dead.
(c) She leaves the boy on the plantation to be raised by Susann Stockham.
(d) She sends the boy to live with his grandma.

2. Why does Abena feel so rejected?
(a) She has been nicknamed "The Ugly."
(b) She has been exiled from her village.
(c) She is 25 and unwed.
(d) She has no home of her own.

3. Why do Ness and Sam marry?
(a) They are forced by the Devil.
(b) They are compelled by love.
(c) They are in need of protection.
(d) They have no family.

4. What is ironic about Kofi Poku's relationship with Crazy Woman?
(a) He once loved her; now his wife visits her gardens.
(b) They have always been friends, throughout everything.
(c) He was the one who gave her the nickname; now he cares for her.
(d) He was the one who put out her fire; now he keeps her cooking fire going.

5. Why does Ness want to run away?
(a) She wants to get away from Sam.
(b) She fears that Mr. Stockham will kill her.
(c) She fears that Kojo will be taken from her.
(d) She has always wanted to see the North Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson does Esther teach Yaw?

2. What is Esi's nickname after her capture into slavery?

3. On what holiday do Ness and Aku meet?

4. Why is Yaw skeptical of the concept of forgiveness?

5. What are the first English words that Sam speaks?

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