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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: "Marcus" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Quey's mother?
(a) Effia.
(b) Ness.
(c) Abronoma.
(d) Esi.

2. How does Willie chastise Eli?
(a) She tells him people cannot eat poems.
(b) She makes him go to church.
(c) She refuses to let him come home.
(d) She tells him Robert was a better father.

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

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

5. How does Esi attempt to befriend Abronoma?
(a) She sends a message to Abronoma's fiance.
(b) She cleans for Abronoma.
(c) She tells Abronoma stories.
(d) She sends a message to Abronoma's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mampanyin claim is her magic?

2. How much time do the villagers give Abena before casting her out as a witch who has brought famine upon them?

3. What does Willie mean when she tells Sonny, "Keep doin' what you doin' and the white man don't got to do it no more" (263)?

4. On what holiday do Ness and Aku meet?

5. What new crop does Ohene Nyarko use to bring prosperity back to the village.

(see the answer key)

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