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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the most likely reason that Pinky and Ness connect so closely?
(a) They both understand the loss of a mother.
(b) They both know the pain of the hiccups.
(c) They both have visible scars.
(d) They both fear Master Stockham.

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

4. Where does Esi spend her fifteenth birthday?
(a) The slave dungeon of the Cape Coast Castle.
(b) At a large party with her family and friends.
(c) Working on a plantation with other slaves.
(d) At a quiet dinner on Big Man's Compound.

5. How does Esi split her life into two halves?
(a) Time with Big Man and Time with Maame.
(b) Before her birthday and after.
(c) Before her marriage and Now.
(d) Before the Castle and Now.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a man wants to marry a village girl, what is a gift he does NOT offer the family?

2. How does Ness protect Kojo?

3. How does Anna have her free papers?

4. What does Mampanyin claim is her magic?

5. How does Quey impress Cudjo?

(see the answer key)

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