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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. Why does Nana Serwah lock Akua in the hut?
(a) Akua has beaten the children, and this is her punishment.
(b) She thinks it will break Akua's trances.
(c) Asamoah asked his mother to keep an eye on his wife.
(d) She wants to keep Akua prisoner.

2. What gift does Akua NOT give to Yaw?
(a) A monetary inheritance.
(b) Freedom that comes with forgiveness.
(c) The necklace.
(d) A mother.

3. How does Willie try to make peace with Carson?
(a) By buying him a toy.
(b) By telling him stories about his father.
(c) By taking him to a movie.
(d) By walking with him.

4. What is the daily coal quota each man must meet?
(a) Twenty pounds.
(b) Fourteen thousand pounds.
(c) Two thousand pounds.
(d) Ten tons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the inspiration for Marjorie's poem?

2. When we meet H, what is happening to him?

3. Where do Marjorie and Old Lady's best talks occur?

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

5. How did Robert and Willie meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways has Willie marched?

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

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

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

6. How might a miner die?

7. How do Marjorie and Marcus help each other?

8. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

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

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

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