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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. How did Robert and Willie meet?
(a) Robert would come to see her sing at union meetings.
(b) Robert and Willie both sang in the church choir.
(c) They met at school
(d) Their parents arranged their marriage.

2. What is Marjorie's poem about?
(a) The cocoa nut and sand.
(b) Two sisters separated by time and water.
(c) The Castle.
(d) Whips and questions.

3. What is Yaw's occupation?
(a) Asante chief.
(b) Union leader.
(c) History teacher.
(d) Mine worker.

4. What is ironic about Kofi Poku's relationship with Crazy Woman?
(a) He was the one who gave her the nickname; now he cares for her.
(b) He was the one who put out her fire; now he keeps her cooking fire going.
(c) They have always been friends, throughout everything.
(d) He once loved her; now his wife visits her gardens.

5. What is the first sign of trouble with Robert when they get to Harlem?
(a) He spends their savings on a new suit and haircut.
(b) He goes out drinking.
(c) He does not come home the first night.
(d) He flirts with a woman on the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a death that makes Sonny feel hopeless?

2. What happened to H's mother, Anna?

3. Why is Amani uninterested in going to Africa?

4. Where is Sonny when he is first introduced?

5. When Sonny asks Amani what kind of name she has, what is her response?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Robert choose to live the life of a white man?

2. In what ways has Willie marched?

3. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

4. How does Yaw help Esther relax when she first comes to work for him?

5. What is interesting about the marriage between Akua and Asamoah?

6. How might a miner die?

7. Describe Akua's dream of the firewoman. Whom does this image represent?

8. Why does H move to Pratt City, rather than going on to some other town?

9. To Willie and Carson, what is worse than ending up dead?

10. Why does the move to the Cape Coast allow Akua to move from being the Crazy Woman to Old Lady?

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