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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. How much time do the villagers give Abena before casting her out as a witch who has brought famine upon them?

2. Why does Fiifi want Quey to marry Nana Yaa?

3. What does Kwame Asare's nickname become?

4. Who is Effia's real mother?

5. What does Baltimore represent for the black men there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does James attempt to separate himself from Effia after receiving letters from his British wife, Anne?

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

5. Why does Ness describe her marriage to Sam as "this unholy holy union" (81)?

6. Why does Fiifi capture Nana Yaa from the Asantes?

7. How does Adwoa serve as a mentor for Effia?

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

9. Why have the tribes begun to scar the faces of their children?

10. What clues do we have that Baaba is not Effia’s real mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a year that is mentioned in Homegoing. Write an essay in which you detail how historical facts, both in the U.S. and in Africa impacted Gyasi's choice to use that year in the text.

Essay Topic 2

Akosua wishes to become her own nation. Does this goal come to fruition? Why or why not?

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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