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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. Where does Wasik's family live?

2. Who does Abeo see standing next to Mohammed?

3. Who hates hospitals?

4. Who wakes up Abeo in the middle of the night when she is young?

5. Who dies while Serafine is in Ukemby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Abeo see next to Mohammed, and what does she do to him?

2. What does Abeo see on her first day in the fields?

3. Who passes away in Prama?

4. What does Ismae do when she finds Grandmother scrubbing bush medicine on Agwe?

5. What does Wasik ask Abeo one day in her bedroom?

6. Why is Aymee upset after Juba tells her she is fat?

7. What does Grandmother think of Port Masi?

8. How is Abeo during her first night at the shrine?

9. What misfortunes fall upon the Kata family after they went to Elmina Castle?

10. What does Wasik threaten to do when Ismae is away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you consider the narrative function of the character of Grandmother. What is her main purpose in the story, and how does she go about manifesting that purpose, and what is its overall impact?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how Abeo's understanding of her own self-worth changes throughout the novel, particularly after she leaves the shrine. Specifically, how does her understanding of her self-worth change for the better? Use specific passages from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss Serafine's attempts to overcompensate for her past mistakes, particularly when Abeo arrives in New York. What does Serafine do in an attempt to assuage her guilt, and in what ways do those attempts fail or succeed?

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