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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. Why does Ness want to run away?
(a) She wants to get away from Sam.
(b) She fears that Kojo will be taken from her.
(c) She fears that Mr. Stockham will kill her.
(d) She has always wanted to see the North Star.

2. On what holiday do Ness and Aku meet?
(a) Easter.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Independence Day.

3. Who marries Effia?
(a) James Collins.
(b) An unnamed Fante man.
(c) An unnamed British soldier.
(d) Todd Phillips.

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

5. Why does Mr. Mathison insist on calling Kojo by his full name?
(a) He says that shortening the name of a man is the first step in destroying his identity.
(b) He cannot pronounce the nickname.
(c) He insists on formality.
(d) He likes that it means, "boy born on a Monday."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of James Collins's British wife?

2. Where does Kojo Freeman live?

3. How does James Collins treat the female slaves?

4. What warning does James offer the children who are celebrating the death of the British Governor?

5. Why does Aku introduce herself to Ness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Ma Aku always comforted Kojo?

2. Why does Susan Stockham faint when she sees Ness in the house slave uniform?

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

4. Explain why Quey is sent to England.

5. Why does Fiifi call Quey "my son" and insist the young man always be served first (51)?

6. In what ways does Ness's journey on the Underground Railroad mimic Esi's journey into slavery?

7. Why might Maame choose to beat Abronoma, rather than allowing Big Man to do it?

8. Why does Ness describe her marriage to Sam as "this unholy holy union" (81)?

9. What is the significance of the kente cloth?

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

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