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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 does Wasik do that scares Abeo?

2. What food causes digestion problems for Abeo?

3. Who does not like Bembe?

4. When will Wasik go back to work?

5. What pop star is on Abeo's bedroom wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ismae go after she figures out what Wasik did to Abeo?

2. Who passes away in Prama?

3. What does Abeo think sent her to the shrine?

4. What gift does Juba give to Aymee?

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

6. What makes Ismae realize that Abeo has been taken to the shrine?

7. What does Duma catch Aymee with in the girls' hut?

8. What religion does Abeo's family practice?

9. What does the priest tell Abeo?

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the parallels between the West African tradition of ritual slavery and the American slave trade. Historically, in what ways do these cruel practices compare and contrast?

Essay Topic 3

Healing from emotional and physical trauma is at the heart of this novel. Analyze how the author develops and strengthens the theme of healing through the plot and characters.

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