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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many white men observe Annis before the doctor examines her?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. Which of Phyllis's relatives went into the swamp?
(a) Mother and Father.
(b) Uncle, aunt, and mother.
(c) Uncle and nephew.
(d) Mother and grandmother.

3. In Chapter 10, how long does the lady sit cradling her her husband's body?
(a) Until sunset.
(b) Until mid-morning.
(c) Until afternoon.
(d) Until noon.

4. Where was Mama Aza taken when she became the king's wife?
(a) Benin.
(b) Dahomey.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Mali.

5. What happens to the body of a man who drowns?
(a) Stuffed in a cave.
(b) Left to float down the river.
(c) Left to rot on the riverbank.
(d) Buried under a willow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Safi have a mole?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Annis see rise from a ruined tree at dawn?

3. What did Mama Aza have to run with to toughen her up when she met the oldest of the king's warrior wives?

4. How many rabbits does Cora cook that first night Annis brings them from Bastian?

5. How many are weeding when everyone is sent to the fields in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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