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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ken do for Anna in the end of Chapter 16 at the airport?
(a) Tells security she is the daughter of the prime minister.
(b) Pays a bribe for her to get through security.
(c) Carries her bag for her.
(d) Helps her get through security by saying she is with him.

2. In Chapter 24, who does Afua think Anna is?
(a) Kofi's mistress.
(b) A journalist.
(c) An aid worker.
(d) An assassin.

3. What does Anna feel in Chapter 20 towards Kofi two days after their meeting?
(a) Fear.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Anger.
(d) A sense of closure.

4. What happens to Anna when she tries to leave Bamana in Chapter 26?
(a) Her purse is stolen at the last minute.
(b) She faints at the airport.
(c) She is detained at the airport.
(d) A stray bullet hits her.

5. What does Marcellina tell Anna Kofi was rumored to have done to his enemies in the nineties?
(a) Fed them to the crocodiles.
(b) Exiled them.
(c) Made them advisors.
(d) Buried them in mass graves.

6. Where does Anna stay in Bamana?
(a) The Hilton Hotel.
(b) The Palace Hotel.
(c) The Marriott Hotel.
(d) The Pool Hotel.

7. How old is the girl whose plight Marcellina wants Anna to understand?
(a) 9.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 4.

8. What does Anna think of the taps in her lavish surroundings in the countryside in Chapter 22?
(a) They are completely unremarkable.
(b) They are golden, gaudy, and tasteless.
(c) They are elegant and refined.
(d) They look just like her taps in London.

9. What does Anna pay to have done to her at the market in Chapter 17?
(a) Her wrist tattooed.
(b) Her hair made into cornrows.
(c) Her fortune read.
(d) Her makeup done.

10. Why does Anna feel sorry for Kofi in Chapter 21?
(a) He seems confused and sad.
(b) He is very ill.
(c) He seems old and almost frail.
(d) He is deeply sorry about her mother's death.

11. What does Robert offer to Anna in Chapter 16?
(a) To watch her house while she is gone.
(b) To come with her to Bamana.
(c) To pay for her new degree.
(d) Money for traveling.

12. What musician is Marcellina a fan of?
(a) Bruce Springsteen.
(b) Dolly Parton.
(c) Ben Harper.
(d) Adam Levine.

13. Where does Kofi invite Anna to come with him in Chapter 22?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Gbadolite.
(d) The Spiritual Hinterland.

14. What does Ken tell Anna he is exploring for business in Bamana?
(a) Rumors of cobalt.
(b) Rumors of an exotic and expensive drug.
(c) Rumors of oil on the coast.
(d) Rumors of more diamonds.

15. Who drives Anna to the airport in Chapter 16?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Ken.
(c) Rose.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Anna and Kofi get to Kofi's country home in Chapter 21?

2. What is the Bamanaian word for a powerful healer?

3. In Chapter 21, how does Kofi describe Anna's mother?

4. Who does Anna spend time with the night before her flight to Bamana?

5. What does Kofi arrange for Anna to be able to stay in Bamana?

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