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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the final title of Yaw's book?
(a) The Souls of Black Folk.
(b) The Ruin of a Nation Begins in the Home of Its People.
(c) The Invisible Man.
(d) Let the Africans Own Africa.

2. Why does Nana Serwah lock Akua in the hut?
(a) She wants to keep Akua prisoner.
(b) Akua has beaten the children, and this is her punishment.
(c) Asamoah asked his mother to keep an eye on his wife.
(d) She thinks it will break Akua's trances.

3. What does "Abro ni" mean?
(a) Sinful woman.
(b) Heathen child.
(c) Wise man.
(d) Wicked man.

4. How old was Sonny when he became a father the first time?
(a) 50.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

5. Why does Sonny ironically wish for more segregation in America?
(a) Everywhere he goes, he is reminded of the inequality he faces.
(b) He wants America to become more like Ghana.
(c) He wishes for the days of Jim Crow.
(d) His employment options are better with segregation.

6. What is the daily coal quota each man must meet?
(a) Fourteen thousand pounds.
(b) Two thousand pounds.
(c) Ten tons.
(d) Twenty pounds.

7. Why does Yaw consent to teaching the boys in English?
(a) Yaw's school is paid for by the British Colony.
(b) It is time to teach the boys the language of commerce.
(c) Yaw believes English is beautiful.
(d) There are too many dialects to try to teach in them all.

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

9. What do the Edweso people treat Akua as a result of her choice not to talk?
(a) They call her the Mother Woman.
(b) They call her Crippled Woman.
(c) They call her Wise Bird.
(d) They call her Crazy Woman.

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

11. What job does Sonny end up with after quitting the NAACP?
(a) Singer at the Jazzing.
(b) Custodian at the church.
(c) Civil Rights Attorney.
(d) Bartender at the Jazzmine.

12. Where does Marcus get his interest in history?
(a) From watching National Geographic.
(b) From Sonny's lessons on racial injustice.
(c) From his favorite teacher, Mrs. Pinkston.
(d) From all the books Willie gave him.

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

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

15. What is the first sign of trouble with Robert when they get to Harlem?
(a) He does not come home the first night.
(b) He goes out drinking.
(c) He flirts with a woman on the street.
(d) He spends their savings on a new suit and haircut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the British done to King Prempeh I?

2. How much is H able to earn monthly in the mines in Pratt City?

3. What is NOT one of the rumors regarding Yaw's scars?

4. When we meet H, what is happening to him?

5. When is H sold as a convict to work in the mines?

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