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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the unions NOT fight for from the mining companies?
(a) More vacation days.
(b) Better ventilation.
(c) Better pay.
(d) Fewer hours.

2. How does Esi split her life into two halves?
(a) Before the Castle and Now.
(b) Time with Big Man and Time with Maame.
(c) Before her birthday and after.
(d) Before her marriage and Now.

3. When we meet H, what is happening to him?
(a) He is working to meet the mine quota.
(b) He is being chained by several policemen.
(c) He is cheating on Ethe.
(d) He is walking away from the plantation as a free man.

4. What is Esi's nickname after her capture into slavery?
(a) Smilie.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Frownie.
(d) Beauty.

5. What happens to Esi's stone?
(a) She throws it into the ocean.
(b) She must leave it buried in the wall of the Castle.
(c) She carries it with her wherever she goes.
(d) She passes it to her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ness continue to work in the fields?

2. Why does the Devil beat Ness the first time?

3. Why does Ness want to run away?

4. How does Big Man get his name?

5. How do the mine bosses replace the striking miners?

(see the answer key)

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