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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the Edweso people treat Akua as a result of her choice not to talk?
(a) They call her Crazy Woman.
(b) They call her Wise Bird.
(c) They call her the Mother Woman.
(d) They call her Crippled Woman.

4. Why does Mr. Mathison warn Kojo to take the family north?
(a) The Fugitive Slave Act is about to pass.
(b) That is where true freedom lies.
(c) He has friends there.
(d) The cooler air will be better for Ma Aku.

5. What is the daily coal quota each man must meet?
(a) Ten tons.
(b) Fourteen thousand pounds.
(c) Twenty pounds.
(d) Two thousand pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kojo's best friend in Baltimore?

2. To what social movement does Mr. Mathison belong?

3. Why does Nana Serwah lock Akua in the hut?

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

5. Which of the following is the most common reason a person could end up a slave?

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