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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aku introduce herself to Ness?
(a) She hears Ness singing in the Asante Twi.
(b) She likes Ness from the start.
(c) She knows Ness from the ship.
(d) She recognizes Ness as Esi's daughter.

2. Who marries Effia?
(a) Todd Phillips.
(b) An unnamed Fante man.
(c) James Collins.
(d) An unnamed British soldier.

3. Where is Thomas Allan Stockham's plantation?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Alabama.

4. After working in the slave trade, how does Quey view his father?
(a) With confusion and anger.
(b) With more respect and admiration.
(c) With kindness and generosity.
(d) With violence and bitterness.

5. How is "all time equal" (30) in the dungeons?
(a) The lights are kept on constantly.
(b) The slaves cannot tell time, so it does not matter.
(c) The slaves pass their time in joy and song.
(d) There are no windows and no light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baaba ask Effia to hide from everyone else?

2. How is Esi captured by the warrior?

3. Why does Ness want to run away?

4. Why do Ness and Sam marry?

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

(see the answer key)

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