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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 draws Yaw to Esther?
(a) She is educated.
(b) She is a good cook.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is everything he is not.

2. When Sonny asks Amani what kind of name she has, what is her response?
(a) Mine.
(b) Christian.
(c) Pretend.
(d) Muslim.

3. Why does Sonny ironically wish for more segregation in America?
(a) His employment options are better with segregation.
(b) He wishes for the days of Jim Crow.
(c) He wants America to become more like Ghana.
(d) Everywhere he goes, he is reminded of the inequality he faces.

4. How much is H able to earn monthly in the mines in Pratt City?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $40.
(d) $19.

5. How do the mine bosses replace the striking miners?
(a) By lowering the quotas.
(b) By raising pay to attract more candidates.
(c) By bringing in more and younger convicts.
(d) By doing the work themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the mine boss agree to pay the state for each month of H's work?

2. What job does Sonny end up with after quitting the NAACP?

3. Why does Asamoah choose to save Akua from the people of Edweso?

4. Why is Yaw skeptical of the concept of forgiveness?

5. What is Yaw's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts Sonny to give up his work for the NAACP?

2. Why is it so hurtful to Ethe when H calls her by the wrong name?

3. Why do the villagers associate all white men, even the missionary, with the word "obroni" or "Wicked Man" (180)?

4. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

5. What racial inequalities do Willie and Robert face once they are in Harlem?

6. Why might the novel Lord of the Flies be symbolic?

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

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

9. How does H's imprisonment prove the inequalities faced by other black men during this time period?

10. What about H puts him in danger with the police and the bosses?

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