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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. Where is Sonny when he is first introduced?
(a) Walking the streets of Harlem.
(b) Working for the NAACP.
(c) On his way to Ghana.
(d) In jail.

2. What injures Marcus's relationship with both parents?
(a) Their embarassment of him.
(b) Their heroin addictions.
(c) Their poverty.
(d) Their deaths.

3. Where does Marcus get his interest in history?
(a) From his favorite teacher, Mrs. Pinkston.
(b) From Sonny's lessons on racial injustice.
(c) From watching National Geographic.
(d) From all the books Willie gave him.

4. How long has it taken H to save $5?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two decades.
(c) Ten years.
(d) His whole life.

5. What prompts the Asante men to go to war with the British Colony?
(a) The fact that their pride has been injured.
(b) The fact that the women are calling for battle.
(c) The fact that the British have declared war.
(d) The fact that King Prempeh I has been sold into slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the rumors regarding Yaw's scars?

2. What gift does Akua NOT give to Yaw?

3. What does Marjorie's kindergarten teacher tell her parents?

4. What memento of Marjorie's has Old Lady put in the ocean so that Marjorie will always be able to find home?

5. Why does Yaw consent to teaching the boys in English?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amani get her name? What does this name prove about her?

2. Why is it significant that Sonny chooses this nickname over his actual name, Carson?

3. In what ways has Willie marched?

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

5. How does Yaw use his scars to teach history to his students?

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

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

8. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

9. How do Marjorie and Marcus help each other?

10. What advice does Akua give to Yaw about his anger?

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