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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. What does Maame reveal to Esi when the village is attacked?
(a) Maame set the fire the night of Effia's birth.
(b) Maame is not Esi's real mother.
(c) Maame is waiting for Abronoma's father.
(d) Maame wants to die alone.

2. How does Tansi comfort Esi?
(a) By singing songs in Twi.
(b) By brushing Esi's hair.
(c) By telling her stories of Anansi and the kente cloth.
(d) By telling her that the soldiers will kill them if they are loud.

3. What is another name for the Fugitive Slave Act?
(a) The Revocation Law.
(b) The Return Law.
(c) The Anti-Slavery Law.
(d) The Bloodhound Law.

4. Why does Maame try to refuse a house servant?
(a) She is opposed to slavery.
(b) She was once a slave herself.
(c) She wants Esi to learn to clean.
(d) She likes to clean her own house.

5. Why does Quey agree to give up on Cudjo and marry Nana Yaa?
(a) He marries for protection.
(b) The tribal chiefs had arranged the marriage.
(c) He loves Nana Yaa.
(d) He wants to please his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the abolition of slavery act in 1807, why do the British remain in Africa?

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

3. Why does Mr. Mathison insist on calling Kojo by his full name?

4. What new crop does Ohene Nyarko use to bring prosperity back to the village.

5. How does Big Man get his name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Esi's upbringing different from Effia's?

3. How does Adwoa serve as a mentor for Effia?

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

5. Why does Fiifi capture Nana Yaa from the Asantes?

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

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

8. Why is Abena so bothered when Ohene Nyarko insists upon calling her "darling" (143)?

9. On the night that Baaba first beats Effia and Cobbe in turn beats Baaba, Effia has a dream. Analyze the symbols of that dream.

10. Why do Quey, James, Nana Yaa really travel to the Asante village?

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