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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 the mistake made about Marjorie at the beginning of her chapter?

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

3. What is the first sign of trouble with Robert when they get to Harlem?

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

5. Why does Nana Serwah lock Akua in the hut?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Marjorie and Marcus help each other?

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

4. What about H puts him in danger with the police and the bosses?

5. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

6. What enables Willie to begin singing again in church?

7. Why does the move to the Cape Coast allow Akua to move from being the Crazy Woman to Old Lady?

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

9. Describe Akua's dream of the firewoman. Whom does this image represent?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

This song, "The Dove has failed. Oh, what to do? Make her to suffer, or you'll fail too" (37, 84) is repeated throughout the novel. Explore the meaning and the ramifications of these words.

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