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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert bring for Anna in Chapter 9 when he comes to her house?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Lingerie.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Flowers.

2. Who is Anna's husband?
(a) Robert.
(b) Ken.
(c) James.
(d) Adrian.

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

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

5. Who sends Anna's father an urgent telegram in Chapter 4?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

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

7. What memento does Anna's mother save from her childhood?
(a) A tooth.
(b) A scrap of cloth from a dress.
(c) A lock of hair.
(d) A pair of baby shoes.

8. In Chapter 9, what does Anna suspect Robert has been doing recently?
(a) Having sex.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Working overtime.
(d) Smoking marijuana.

9. 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.

10. What always calms Aunt Caryl down when Anna visits?
(a) Talking about the past.
(b) Singing Suo Gan.
(c) Painting.
(d) Doing Aunt Caryl's hair.

11. What illness does Aunt Caryl suffer from?
(a) Heart problems.
(b) Dementia.
(c) ALS.
(d) Cancer.

12. Who writes a comprehensive book about Anna's father that she reads in Chapter 7?
(a) Adrian Bennett.
(b) Ken Folsom.
(c) Newo Mumbe.
(d) Kofi Ronsi.

13. Who is one of Aunt Caryl's regular caregivers in Chapter 14?
(a) Hettie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Blessing.
(d) Helena.

14. How does Bennett describe the early vision for Bamana in his book on Kofi in Chapter 7?
(a) Switzerland in West Africa.
(b) The Enlightened Global South.
(c) The Renford Country.
(d) The English East.

15. What does Anna's aunt compare women to in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Tea bags.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Birch Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meeting does Anna's father's friend Thomas invite him to in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of Anna's father's friend Thomas's wife?

3. How does Anna know Katherine?

4. What is Anna's father's name?

5. How does Anna get to where she needs to go to meet Adrian?

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