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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If the Gold Coast is like a pot of ground nut soup, what are the British?
(a) The meat.
(b) The fire.
(c) The vegetables.
(d) The broth.

2. What does Esi learn from Abronoma about Maame's past?
(a) Maame is a fugitive slave girl and has another daughter.
(b) Maame does not love Big Man and plans to run away.
(c) Maame is actually a princess who abandoned her her kingdom.
(d) Maame is actually Abronoma's mother and has given her a stone.

3. How many miles must they walk to get to church?
(a) 10.
(b) 22.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. When is H sold as a convict to work in the mines?
(a) July, 1865.
(b) July, 1980.
(c) July, 1880.
(d) July, 1965.

5. What does Mampanyin claim is her magic?
(a) She provides people with the permission to act.
(b) She provides dancing and spirits.
(c) She provides roots and symbols that are magic.
(d) She provides the conversation with Nyame.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Esi is bound for the ship, how does she feel about the smile of any white man?

2. Why does Maame try to refuse a house servant?

3. Why does Nana Yaa dislike James's full name?

4. Where does Esi spend her fifteenth birthday?

5. How much does the mine boss agree to pay the state for each month of H's work?

(see the answer key)

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