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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. Who tells Yaya about Big Papa's having been abused?
2. What is Thula shocked to learn about in America?
3. What does The Restoration Movement eventually do in New York?
4. What is one thing Sahel worries about Thula over?
5. Who first brings up the idea that Kosawa's children will benefit from advanced schooling?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who do others in the village think Sahel sometimes flirts with in Part III?
2. Why was Kosawa spared when white people came to snatch Black people for slaves, according to Yaya?
3. What first got Thula to speak more often in Part III?
4. What shocking revelation does Yaya learn about Big Papa in Part IV?
5. What has Yaya heard about the key to His Excellency's longevity?
6. What do the Kosawans think of Mr. Fish?
7. Why do Thula and Austin separate?
8. Whose is the first blood to spill in the massacre in Part III in Kosawa's town square?
9. Who did people tell Yaya Thula was a replica of?
10. What does Sahel tell the Sweet One in Part IV when he tells her about Thula's activities?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Thula's childhood relationships with both her father, Malabo, and with Big Papa influence her actions as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How do the villagers view Woja Beki in Part I, and how does both their perception of Woja Beki and Woja Beki's character change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How do Pexton's actions, over the course of generations, successfully and fully alienate Kosawans from their own land and traditions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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