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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mistake made about Marjorie at the beginning of her chapter?
(a) She is mistaken for Akosua.
(b) She is mistaken for a descendant of Effia.
(c) She is mistaken for James.
(d) She is mistaken for a tourist.

2. What song does Willie sing at her parents' funeral?
(a) I Shall Wear a Crown.
(b) Beulah Land.
(c) I'll Fly Away.
(d) Amazing Grace.

3. How long does it take Yaw to realize he is in love with Esther?
(a) A decade.
(b) A single moment.
(c) Five months.
(d) Five years.

4. Why does Marjorie release Graham from any relationship with her?
(a) He has made clear that he is embarrassed by others' reactions to their relationship.
(b) He just is not very smart.
(c) They do not have much in common.
(d) He has not asked her to prom.

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

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

7. Who are Sonny's birth parents?
(a) Willie and Eli.
(b) Willie and Lil' Joe.
(c) Willie and H.
(d) Willie and Robert.

8. What does Marjorie's kindergarten teacher tell her parents?
(a) That Marjorie talks too much to her peers.
(b) That Marjorie is the brightest student in the class.
(c) That Marjorie has been speaking Twi in class.
(d) That Marjorie would benefit from special education classes.

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

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

11. Where do Marjorie and Old Lady's best talks occur?
(a) At Marjorie's apartment in Huntsville, Alabama.
(b) On the phone at night.
(c) On the beach in Cape Coast.
(d) At Old Lady's house in Edweso.

12. How old was H when the slaves were emancipated?
(a) An elderly man.
(b) About 13.
(c) About 20.
(d) An infant.

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

14. What is the inspiration for Marjorie's poem?
(a) Marjorie's visits to the Cape Coast Castle.
(b) The dream stories Old Lady has told her.
(c) The necklace.
(d) Yaw's memories of Ghana.

15. Why is Amani uninterested in going to Africa?
(a) She cannot afford the plane ticket.
(b) She says they cannot go back to a place they have never been.
(c) She is uninterested in her ancestors.
(d) She wants to be a missionary at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sonny asks Amani what kind of name she has, what is her response?

2. What is Marjorie's poem about?

3. What do the Edweso people treat Akua as a result of her choice not to talk?

4. Who are Marjorie's parents?

5. Why does Willie insist they move to Harlem?

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