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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Coal Engine.
(d) The Grinder.

2. What is the name of the researcher who approaches Anna at the library in Chapter 7?
(a) Eric Hinds.
(b) Rachel Henderson.
(c) Ken Folsom.
(d) Alex Obosi.

3. What does Anna realize she is embarrassed about telling Thomas's wife about?
(a) Her divorce.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her father's political acts.
(d) Her career.

4. In Chapter 9, where has Anna recently returned from?
(a) India.
(b) Spain.
(c) United States.
(d) Africa.

5. What does Anna have to secure before going to Bamana?
(a) A bank account with at least 10,000 Bamanian dollars in it.
(b) A letter of intent from someone in the county.
(c) A visa.
(d) A Bamanian passport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anna's grandmother do to support her father when he was a child?

2. What is the first question the divorce lawyer asks Anna in Chapter 3?

3. Where does Anna stay when she visits Adrian in Edinburgh?

4. Why is Adrian upset with Anna at the end of their visit?

5. What illness does Aunt Caryl suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Francis Aggrey's experience as a young Black man in London in 1969?

2. What did Francis Aggrey go on to do in his home country of Bamana after leaving England?

3. What does Anna find out about Francis Aggrey and Bamana that shocks her?

4. Why does Anna want to go see Adrian Bennett?

5. How does Adrian Bennett react when Anna brings him Francis Aggrey's diary?

6. How does Anna first find Francis Aggrey's diary?

7. Why does Adrian Bennett get angry with Anna after reading all of Francis's diary?

8. How does Anna feel her own mother dealt with the racial differences between them?

9. In Chapter 9, how does Anna react when Robert comes to her house with flowers?

10. Who pushes Anna to start divorce proceedings with her husband, and why?

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