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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the most common reason a person could end up a slave?
(a) Being captured by Fiifi and Cudjo.
(b) Being sold for debt.
(c) Being sold by their families.
(d) Being captured by warring tribal enemies.

2. Who is Quey's first friend?
(a) Fiifi.
(b) Abeeku.
(c) Kojo.
(d) Cudjo.

3. Why do the English men call their African wives "wenches?"
(a) They cannot pronounce the Fante for "wife."
(b) They do not care about the African women.
(c) Their British women are their true wives.
(d) Their commanders teach them that rule.

4. During what year does Quey's story take place?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1799.

5. How is Esi captured by the warrior?
(a) He throws rocks at her until she falls from the tree.
(b) He sets the tree on fire and waits for her to come down.
(c) He catches her in a net.
(d) He shoots her with a British gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about Millicent?

2. Who are Esi's parents?

3. What is Abeeku's nickname for Effia?

4. Why does Quey agree to give up on Cudjo and marry Nana Yaa?

5. Who is Quey's mother?

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