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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What catastrophe occurs the night Effia is born?

2. When a man wants to marry a village girl, what is a gift he does NOT offer the family?

3. Where does Kojo Freeman live?

4. What kind of Mother is Effia to Quey?

5. Why do the English men call their African wives "wenches?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the year 1807 important within James's chapter?

2. Describe Kojo's interaction with the policeman after Anna's disappearance.

3. Describe Kwame Asare's transition to the tile of "Big Man."

4. How would you describe the relationship between Cobbe and Effia?

5. Explain the transformation that Abena undergoes from the beginning of her chapter, when she has no respect for the Fantes, to the end, when she is thankful for her Fante ancestor, Effia.

6. Why does Susan Stockham faint when she sees Ness in the house slave uniform?

7. Why does Effia most likely refuse to beat Quey?

8. Why does Sam become a model slave upon the birth of Kojo?

9. How has Ma Aku always comforted Kojo?

10. Why might Esi feel that she is cursed by Little Dove?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you detail the significance of the title, Homegoing. Be sure to detail the path at least one character takes in returning home, and the importance of the symbolic steps to get there.

Essay Topic 2

The black stones are obviously key symbols within this novel. However, many other instances of rocks, stones, and coal are mentioned. Write an essay in which you detail the meaning behind one or more of these objects.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing the importance of the black stone motif.

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