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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about Millicent?
(a) She is the daughter of a village woman and British man.
(b) She knows how to use the black stones for magic.
(c) She can speak English fluently.
(d) She can dance and sing better than all the village girls.

2. What does Maame reveal to Esi when the village is attacked?
(a) Maame is waiting for Abronoma's father.
(b) Maame wants to die alone.
(c) Maame set the fire the night of Effia's birth.
(d) Maame is not Esi's real mother.

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

4. What is Ness's name short for?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Simpleness.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Goodness.

5. What is the name of James Collins's British wife?
(a) Anne.
(b) Emily.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esi spit in Fiifi's face?

2. How does Esi split her life into two halves?

3. How does Big Man get his name?

4. Why do the Northerners begin to scar the faces of their children?

5. What secret does Effia discover on her wedding night?

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