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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After both father figures walked out on the family, what living conditions do Willie, Sonny, and Josephine NOT face?
(a) The risk of homelessness.
(b) A bigger, better apartment for themselves.
(c) Squatting in Willie's mother's boss's house.
(d) Cramped conditions with up to forty people.

2. Which of the following is a death that makes Sonny feel hopeless?
(a) Rosa Jordan, who was pregnant.
(b) The barber, who is Sonny's friend.
(c) John F. Kennedy, who was president.
(d) Abraham Lincoln, who was president.

3. What lesson does Esther teach Yaw?
(a) Happiness comes from love.
(b) Peace is the future.
(c) Anger is the key to revolution.
(d) Anger is futile.

4. How long has it taken H to save $5?
(a) Ten years.
(b) His whole life.
(c) Two decades.
(d) Six months.

5. Why do the Northerners begin to scar the faces of their children?
(a) To make them too ugly to be sold.
(b) To make them more attractive to the opposite sex.
(c) To show off their tribal art.
(d) To instill respect for their elders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ness's name short for?

2. Why does Baaba begin beating Effia?

3. What part of Akua's body does she claim is "growing"?

4. What is special about Millicent?

5. How do the mine bosses replace the striking miners?

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