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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 does Maame try to refuse a house servant?
(a) She likes to clean her own house.
(b) She wants Esi to learn to clean.
(c) She is opposed to slavery.
(d) She was once a slave herself.

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

3. How does Akosua treat James at their first meeting?
(a) She bows to her leader.
(b) She refuses to shake his hand.
(c) She spits in his face.
(d) She claims to be a princess.

4. Why does Mr. Mathison insist on calling Kojo by his full name?
(a) He says that shortening the name of a man is the first step in destroying his identity.
(b) He cannot pronounce the nickname.
(c) He likes that it means, "boy born on a Monday."
(d) He insists on formality.

5. What happens to Esi's stone?
(a) She throws it into the ocean.
(b) She passes it to her daughter.
(c) She carries it with her wherever she goes.
(d) She must leave it buried in the wall of the Castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Esi's parents?

2. What sort of work does Ma Aku believe is bad luck?

3. What happens to Esi in the soldier's quarters?

4. How does Big Man get his name?

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

(see the answer key)

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