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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brought Anna's father to London originally?
(a) His brother was studying there and asked him to come over too.
(b) He was a warehouse worker there.
(c) He was born there and came back to care for his mother.
(d) He was a student there.

2. In Chapter 7, what is the title of Anna's father's autobiography?
(a) Fight for Right.
(b) Memoirs of a Freedom Fighter.
(c) Tales of a Revolutionary.
(d) Bamanian Savior: Kofi Adjei.

3. Why is Adrian upset with Anna at the end of their visit?
(a) She told him she is not going to contact Francis, no matter what.
(b) She told him she did not believe his own work.
(c) She did not tell him upfront she was Francis's daughter.
(d) She stole money from him.

4. How does Anna know Katherine?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are co-workers.
(c) They are old school friends.
(d) They are neighbors.

5. What is the first question the divorce lawyer asks Anna in Chapter 3?
(a) If she really wants a divorce.
(b) How much money she has.
(c) If she has gone on vacation lately.
(d) If she has any living relatives besides her daughter.

6. Where does Anna decide to travel to meet with Adrian?
(a) Sussex.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Edinburgh.

7. Who starts a conversation with Anna when she is trying to get her paperwork sorted out to go to Bamana in Chapter 15?
(a) Rose.
(b) Helen.
(c) Randy.
(d) Ken.

8. Who was Anna's mother's sister, and Anna's beloved aunt?
(a) Blessing.
(b) Caryl.
(c) Helena.
(d) Afua.

9. What traditional African garment does Kofi wear in some photos Anna sees of him?
(a) Caftan.
(b) Kente.
(c) Kimono.
(d) Robo.

10. Where did Anna go on her first date with her husband?
(a) The movies.
(b) The theater.
(c) The beach.
(d) An Italian restaurant.

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

12. Why did Anna and Robert separate?
(a) Anna had an affair.
(b) Anna got sick and Robert left her.
(c) Robert had an affair.
(d) Robert told her he wanted a divorce.

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

14. What is the nickname for the area of the world Anna's father is originally from?
(a) The Diamond Coast.
(b) The Sankofa Grounds.
(c) The Grinder.
(d) The Coal Engine.

15. What work did Anna once do?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Kofi say provided much-needed sustenance while he and others camped out in the bush?

2. What poet's words does Anna's daughter choose for Anna's mother's headstone?

3. Who sends Anna's father an urgent telegram in Chapter 4?

4. What does Anna do with Katherine in Chapter 6?

5. What health struggles has Rose been through as a young woman?

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