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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 is Kojo convinced has happened to Anna and Baby H?

2. Why are James and his parents going to the funeral of Osei Bonsu?

3. How does Esi split her life into two halves?

4. How many miles must they walk to get to church?

5. What kind of Mother is Effia to Quey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does James Richard Collins's full name bother his mother, Nana Yaa?

2. On the night that Baaba first beats Effia and Cobbe in turn beats Baaba, Effia has a dream. Analyze the symbols of that dream.

3. Discuss some of the differences James and Effia have when it comes to their understanding of voodoo and black magic.

4. Why have Quey and Fiifi arranged the marriage between James and Amma?

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

6. How is it ironic that Anna is taken and not Kojo?

7. Describe how James is able to build trust with Akosua.

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

9. Why is Abena so bothered when Ohene Nyarko insists upon calling her "darling" (143)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the motif of freedom. Are any of these characters ever free? Are there any steps that a character must take in order to truly reach liberty?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you detail the symbolism of the different types of scars carried by multiple characters. Are there ever any instances when those marks prove useful, or are they always detrimental? Is it true that "you could not inherit a scar" (228)?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Chapter One, we come to realize that Baaba never was Effia’s mother. Write an essay in which you explore how this new knowledge helps clarify Baaba’s choices for Effia.

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