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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. When we meet H, what is happening to him?
(a) He is being chained by several policemen.
(b) He is working to meet the mine quota.
(c) He is cheating on Ethe.
(d) He is walking away from the plantation as a free man.

2. What does Marjorie's kindergarten teacher tell her parents?
(a) That Marjorie has been speaking Twi in class.
(b) That Marjorie is the brightest student in the class.
(c) That Marjorie would benefit from special education classes.
(d) That Marjorie talks too much to her peers.

3. After both father figures walked out on the family, what living conditions do Willie, Sonny, and Josephine NOT face?
(a) Cramped conditions with up to forty people.
(b) Squatting in Willie's mother's boss's house.
(c) The risk of homelessness.
(d) A bigger, better apartment for themselves.

4. What job does Sonny end up with after quitting the NAACP?
(a) Singer at the Jazzing.
(b) Civil Rights Attorney.
(c) Bartender at the Jazzmine.
(d) Custodian at the church.

5. Who are Willie's parents?
(a) Anna and Kojo.
(b) Ness and Sam.
(c) H and Ethe.
(d) Esi and an unnamed man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Yaw to realize he is in love with Esther?

2. How long has it taken H to save $5?

3. What do the Edweso people treat Akua as a result of her choice not to talk?

4. What draws Yaw to Esther?

5. How does Willie feel when she smiles at Robert on the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways has Willie marched?

2. How do Marjorie and Marcus help each other?

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

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

5. What enables Willie to begin singing again in church?

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

7. Why does Marcus have a hard time planning his dissertation?

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

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

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

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