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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first sign of trouble with Robert when they get to Harlem?
(a) He spends their savings on a new suit and haircut.
(b) He does not come home the first night.
(c) He goes out drinking.
(d) He flirts with a woman on the street.

3. When Sonny asks Amani what kind of name she has, what is her response?
(a) Pretend.
(b) Mine.
(c) Christian.
(d) Muslim.

4. When we meet H, what is happening to him?
(a) He is cheating on Ethe.
(b) He is being chained by several policemen.
(c) He is working to meet the mine quota.
(d) He is walking away from the plantation as a free man.

5. Why does Yaw not want to go to America to further his ideas for freedom of the Asante?
(a) He cannot afford to move and has no prospects for employment.
(b) He says it is better to start at home with ancestral lessons.
(c) He does not speak the language and he is afraid to learn.
(d) He fears he is too old and that he will not be able to make the journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mampanyin claim is her magic?

2. What kind of Mother is Effia to Quey?

3. Why does Big Man beat Abronoma?

4. What does Esi learn from Abronoma about Maame's past?

5. How do the Asantes mourn?

(see the answer key)

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