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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 does Asamoah choose to save Akua from the people of Edweso?

2. What is Sonny's birth name?

3. Why does Willie insist they move to Harlem?

4. Who are Akua's parents?

5. After both father figures walked out on the family, what living conditions do Willie, Sonny, and Josephine NOT face?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yaw help Esther relax when she first comes to work for him?

2. How does Yaw use his scars to teach history to his students?

3. In what ways has Willie marched?

4. How does Amani get her name? What does this name prove about her?

5. How can the character of Graham be compared to Willie's Robert?

6. Why does Robert choose to live the life of a white man?

7. Why is it so hurtful to Ethe when H calls her by the wrong name?

8. How might a miner die?

9. To Willie and Carson, what is worse than ending up dead?

10. How does H's imprisonment prove the inequalities faced by other black men during this time period?

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

Write an essay in which you evaluate the statement, "those who had been determined to stay on the fence found themselves without a fence at all" (125).

Essay Topic 3

The motif of fire is used throughout the novel. Write an essay in which you explore how the different fires create an impact upon the social landscape of these characters.

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