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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 have the British done to King Prempeh I?

2. Which of the following is a death that makes Sonny feel hopeless?

3. Who are Marjorie's parents?

4. What is something Marcus would not HAVE to mention in his dissertation?

5. How old was Akua when she first began to dream of the firewoman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might a miner die?

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

3. Why might the novel Lord of the Flies be symbolic?

4. Why is it significant that Sonny chooses this nickname over his actual name, Carson?

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

6. What prompts Sonny to give up his work for the NAACP?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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