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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. Who is Ness's mother?
(a) Susan.
(b) Effia.
(c) Abronoma.
(d) Esi.
2. Why does Maame try to refuse a house servant?
(a) She likes to clean her own house.
(b) She was once a slave herself.
(c) She is opposed to slavery.
(d) She wants Esi to learn to clean.
3. In what way is Mr. Stockham a benevolent master?
(a) He allows them to choose their work.
(b) He allows them a five-minute water break.
(c) He allows them to read.
(d) He allows them to earn their free papers.
4. How do Big Man and his Asante village gain most of their power?
(a) Palm oil.
(b) Development.
(c) Yams.
(d) The slave trade.
5. Why does Abena feel so rejected?
(a) She has been nicknamed "The Ugly."
(b) She has no home of her own.
(c) She has been exiled from her village.
(d) She is 25 and unwed.
Short Answer Questions
1. When a man wants to marry a village girl, what is a gift he does NOT offer the family?
2. The novel opens in what place?
3. As Esi is bound for the ship, how does she feel about the smile of any white man?
4. On what holiday do Ness and Aku meet?
5. How long does Kojo wait for Anna to return before moving to New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the possible reasons behind Quey and Nana Yaa's tumultuous relationship.
2. How do Kojo and Anna go about teaching their children to be careful in the face of the Fugitive Slave Act?
3. What is the significance of the kente cloth?
4. How is Esi's upbringing different from Effia's?
5. What clues do we have that Baaba is not Effia’s real mother?
6. How does Mr. Stockham come to think that Ness is trying to beat his son?
7. Why does James attempt to separate himself from Effia after receiving letters from his British wife, Anne?
8. Why does Ness choose to be mute for a while as a child?
9. Why is Abena so bothered when Ohene Nyarko insists upon calling her "darling" (143)?
10. In what ways does Ness's journey on the Underground Railroad mimic Esi's journey into slavery?
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