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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the most common reason a person could end up a slave?
(a) Being captured by warring tribal enemies.
(b) Being sold by their families.
(c) Being captured by Fiifi and Cudjo.
(d) Being sold for debt.

2. What is Sonny's birth name?
(a) Richard.
(b) Carson.
(c) Asamoah.
(d) Robert.

3. How much time do the villagers give Abena before casting her out as a witch who has brought famine upon them?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine months.

4. What does Baltimore represent for the black men there?
(a) A home that is beautiful and affluent.
(b) A warzone that has been overtaken.
(c) A place where one could choose his or her identity.
(d) The North, where all dreams could come true.

5. What is the name of James Collins's British wife?
(a) Anne.
(b) Emily.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is James's full name?

2. Why do the English men call their African wives "wenches?"

3. What is the inspiration for Marjorie's poem?

4. As Esi is bound for the ship, how does she feel about the smile of any white man?

5. What prompts the Asante men to go to war with the British Colony?

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