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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Quey sent to England for school?
(a) James catches Quey and Cudjo in an erotic embrace.
(b) Effia thinks her boy deserves the best education.
(c) James catches Quey and Cudjo drinking.
(d) Effia wants the family to move to London.

2. Why does the Freeman family stay in Baltimore?
(a) The children do not want to switch schools.
(b) There are no jobs farther North.
(c) Anna is too pregnant to leave.
(d) Ma Aku begs them to stay.

3. How much is H able to earn monthly in the mines in Pratt City?
(a) $5.
(b) $40.
(c) $10.
(d) $19.

4. What prompts the Asante men to go to war with the British Colony?
(a) The fact that the women are calling for battle.
(b) The fact that the British have declared war.
(c) The fact that King Prempeh I has been sold into slavery.
(d) The fact that their pride has been injured.

5. Why does Aku introduce herself to Ness?
(a) She likes Ness from the start.
(b) She knows Ness from the ship.
(c) She hears Ness singing in the Asante Twi.
(d) She recognizes Ness as Esi's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are Yaw's parents?

3. Who are Sonny's birth parents?

4. Why is Quey chosen to come work in the Fante village?

5. How have Kojo and Anna named their children?

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