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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 is Thomas Allan Stockham's plantation?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

2. Esi is from what African tribe?
(a) None, she is British.
(b) Asante.
(c) Fante.
(d) Ga.

3. Who is Quey's father?
(a) Cobbe Otcher.
(b) Kojo.
(c) Sam.
(d) James Collins.

4. Why does Esi spit in Fiifi's face?
(a) He has spoken to her disrespectfully.
(b) He is attempting to rape her.
(c) He spits on her first.
(d) He almost makes her drop the black stone.

5. The novel opens in what place?
(a) Asante.
(b) The Ivory Coast.
(c) Cape Coast Castle.
(d) Fanteland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Akosua treat James at their first meeting?

2. What sort of work does Ma Aku believe is bad luck?

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

4. Where does Abena hope to go?

5. What does Adwoa convince Effia to put under the bed to enhance fertility?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is it ironic that Anna is taken and not Kojo?

3. Describe Kojo's interaction with the policeman after Anna's disappearance.

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

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

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

7. Describe how James is able to build trust with Akosua.

8. Discuss some of the differences James and Effia have when it comes to their understanding of voodoo and black magic.

9. Explain why Quey is sent to England.

10. Why does Ness choose to be mute for a while as a child?

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