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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. Why is Quey sent to England for school?

2. To what social movement does Mr. Mathison belong?

3. Where does Abena hope to go?

4. Who is Ness's mother?

5. What is special about Millicent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Abena decide to leave the village for Kumasi?

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

3. Why do Quey, James, Nana Yaa really travel to the Asante village?

4. How is Esi's upbringing different from Effia's?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gyasi uses allusions, dreams, and flashbacks to connect the stories and the historical facts present in this text. Choose one of those stylistic devices and detail how its use helps to tell the story of Homegoing.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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