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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 national law is passed the day of Timmy and Agnes's wedding?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The Fugitive Slave Act.
(c) The 21st Amendment.
(d) The Equal Rights Act.

2. What is special about Millicent?
(a) She can speak English fluently.
(b) She can dance and sing better than all the village girls.
(c) She is the daughter of a village woman and British man.
(d) She knows how to use the black stones for magic.

3. What does Adwoa convince Effia to put under the bed to enhance fertility?
(a) White sheets.
(b) Small stones.
(c) Large roots.
(d) Black clothes.

4. What gift does the Old Man give to Abena before she leaves for Kumasi?
(a) The black stone necklace.
(b) A locket.
(c) Four goats.
(d) Palm oil.

5. What causes Maame to slap Esi and yell at her?
(a) Esi does not clean her mess.
(b) Esi will not listen.
(c) Esi burns Maame with hot oil.
(d) Esi backtalks Maame.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ness protect Kojo?

2. How long does Kojo wait for Anna to return before moving to New York?

3. What does the Devil do when he finds Sam and Ness?

4. Who are James's parents?

5. What does Mampanyin claim is her magic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why have the tribes begun to scar the faces of their children?

7. Why does Fiifi use the story of the three birds to explain his reasons for trading with different groups?

8. What is it that draws Aku to Ness?

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

10. Why does Abena decide to leave the village for Kumasi?

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