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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 59).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical significance does Anna's father have in Bamana?
(a) He is Bamana's first ambassador to America.
(b) He is Bamana's first supreme court justice.
(c) He is Bamana's first health minister.
(d) He is Bamana's first prime minister.

2. What connection does Anna's father originally have to Anna's mother's family?
(a) He is a tutor for the family.
(b) He is a boarder in Anna's grandfather's house.
(c) He is a housekeeper for the family.
(d) He is a pastor at their church.

3. Why does Anna's father quickly go back to his country of birth in Chapter 4?
(a) His brother has been killed.
(b) There is a great job opening for him there.
(c) He is very homesick.
(d) His mother is very ill.

4. What does Anna learn her mother once dreamed of doing from the materials she finds in her mother's belongings after her mother's death?
(a) Paint.
(b) Design and sell clothes in London.
(c) Become an architect.
(d) Sing.

5. What is Anna's mother's name?
(a) Roberta Bain.
(b) Bronwen Elizabeth Bain.
(c) Helena Bain.
(d) Caryl Bain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Anna call in Chapter 4 when she has a panic attack who picks up the phone and talks to her?

2. Who writes a comprehensive book about Anna's father that she reads in Chapter 7?

3. What brought Anna's father to London originally?

4. What activist and leader has a large impact on Anna's father's thinking in London as a young man?

5. When was Anna's father released from prison in Bamana?

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