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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 Abeeku's nickname for Effia?

2. Why does Ness continue to work in the fields?

3. What happens to Esi's stone?

4. Why is Kojo so determined to be a loving father and husband?

5. Why does Ness want to run away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Kojo and Anna go about teaching their children to be careful in the face of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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

4. What causes Pinky to speak for the first time?

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

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

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

8. Explain why Quey is sent to England.

9. Where does the name Ness come from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Baaba's "nothing from nowhere" curse play out with different characters throughout the novel? Be sure to reference at least three different characters.

Essay Topic 2

Both Quey and Effia struggle understand James Collins and his ability to treat Akan people so savagely. Write an essay in which you detail Collins's motivation and his ability to differentiate between his family members and the Africans he views as cattle.

Essay Topic 3

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

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