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

2. Why does Quey agree to give up on Cudjo and marry Nana Yaa?
(a) The tribal chiefs had arranged the marriage.
(b) He wants to please his parents.
(c) He loves Nana Yaa.
(d) He marries for protection.

3. When a man wants to marry a village girl, what is a gift he does NOT offer the family?
(a) Money.
(b) Goats.
(c) Yams.
(d) Love.

4. What happens to Esi in the soldier's quarters?
(a) He threatens her with a whip and rapes her.
(b) He kisses her kindly and offers her water.
(c) He tells her he wants to take her to America.
(d) Several soldiers take her black stone.

5. What is Abeeku's nickname for Effia?
(a) The Mystery.
(b) The Beauty.
(c) The One.
(d) The Wise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Esi spend her fifteenth birthday?

3. What did Quey witness while he was in England?

4. In what way is Mr. Stockham a benevolent master?

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

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