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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the rumors regarding Yaw's scars?
(a) Yaw's scars are from one of the many Asante wars.
(b) Yaw is made of fire.
(c) Yaw is cursed by the gods.
(d) Yaw scarred himself to have something to discuss in class.

2. When is H sold as a convict to work in the mines?
(a) July, 1865.
(b) July, 1980.
(c) July, 1880.
(d) July, 1965.

3. How old was Akua when she first began to dream of the firewoman?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 15.

4. What happens as a result of H's choice to shovel two-handed?
(a) Riots break out.
(b) Thomas, the white man H helps, decides that he must return the favor.
(c) H is permanently paralyzed.
(d) H is beaten savagely.

5. How does Marcus describe Marjorie?
(a) Light-skinned and thin.
(b) Dark-skinned and sturdy.
(c) Thin with an afro.
(d) Thick with dreadlocks.

6. Who are Akua's parents?
(a) Abena and the missionary.
(b) Abena and the fetish man.
(c) Abena and Quey.
(d) Abena and Ohene Nyarko.

7. What do the unions NOT fight for from the mining companies?
(a) Better pay.
(b) More vacation days.
(c) Better ventilation.
(d) Fewer hours.

8. What have the British done to King Prempeh I?
(a) Provided him with more power.
(b) Killed him.
(c) Blackmailed him into obeying them.
(d) Exiled him.

9. How does Willie try to make peace with Carson?
(a) By taking him to a movie.
(b) By telling him stories about his father.
(c) By walking with him.
(d) By buying him a toy.

10. Who are Willie's parents?
(a) Esi and an unnamed man.
(b) Ness and Sam.
(c) Anna and Kojo.
(d) H and Ethe.

11. 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.

12. Which is NOT a consequence of Robert's abandonment of the family?
(a) Willie gets a job at the Jazzing.
(b) Willie meets Eli.
(c) Willie and Carson move a lot.
(d) Willie has trouble making the rent.

13. What feeling does Marjorie create within Marcus?
(a) A feeling of distress and anxiety.
(b) A feeling of love and attraction.
(c) A feeling of being found and truly understood.
(d) A feeling of hatred and fear.

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

15. How do the mine bosses replace the striking miners?
(a) By doing the work themselves.
(b) By lowering the quotas.
(c) By bringing in more and younger convicts.
(d) By raising pay to attract more candidates.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dreams, what does the firewoman tell Akua?

2. What job does Sonny end up with after quitting the NAACP?

3. Who are Marjorie's parents?

4. How long does it take Yaw to realize he is in love with Esther?

5. Who are Sonny's birth parents?

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