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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kojo Freeman live?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Montgomery, Alabama.
(c) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(d) Baltimore, Maryland.

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

3. What is Esi's nickname after her capture into slavery?
(a) Frownie.
(b) Smilie.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Ugly.

4. Who is Kojo's best friend in Baltimore?
(a) James.
(b) Poot.
(c) Mathison.
(d) Abeeku.

5. What is James's full name?
(a) James Quey Collins.
(b) James Richard Collins.
(c) James Quey Otcher.
(d) James Richard Otcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a man wants to marry a village girl, what is a gift he does NOT offer the family?

2. Who marries Effia?

3. Who has raised Kojo since his parents failed to escape?

4. What is Ness's name short for?

5. What did Quey witness while he was in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues do we have that Baaba is not Effia’s real mother?

2. How has Ma Aku always comforted Kojo?

3. How do Kojo and Anna go about teaching their children to be careful in the face of the Fugitive Slave Act?

4. How would you describe the relationship between Cobbe and Effia?

5. Describe Kwame Asare's transition to the tile of "Big Man."

6. What causes Pinky to speak for the first time?

7. Describe the possible reasons behind Quey and Nana Yaa's tumultuous relationship.

8. How does Mr. Stockham come to think that Ness is trying to beat his son?

9. Effia realizes that her husband James is involved in the slave trade. How does this make her feel?

10. Why does James attempt to separate himself from Effia after receiving letters from his British wife, Anne?

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