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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: "Sonny" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ness's mother?
(a) Esi.
(b) Abronoma.
(c) Susan.
(d) Effia.

2. What is another name for the Fugitive Slave Act?
(a) The Return Law.
(b) The Anti-Slavery Law.
(c) The Revocation Law.
(d) The Bloodhound Law.

3. Why is Amani uninterested in going to Africa?
(a) She cannot afford the plane ticket.
(b) She says they cannot go back to a place they have never been.
(c) She is uninterested in her ancestors.
(d) She wants to be a missionary at home.

4. Why does Baaba begin beating Effia?
(a) Effia lied to Cobbe.
(b) Effia lost the black stone.
(c) Effia dropped Fiifi.
(d) Effia stole a yam.

5. Where has Ness NOT been a slave?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Mathison warn Kojo to take the family north?

2. If the Gold Coast is like a pot of ground nut soup, what are the British?

3. When Sonny asks Amani what kind of name she has, what is her response?

4. Who marries Effia?

5. In her dreams, what does the firewoman tell Akua?

(see the answer key)

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