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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. At what age does the Bamanaian initiation ceremony for girls happen?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

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

3. What does Kofi tell Anna to keep in mind regarding the worse things she has read about him?
(a) There are two sides to every story.
(b) He had to kill some people in order to achieve greatness.
(c) He is a colonialist's son.
(d) He is a great intellect.

4. Who is Marcellina's fiance?
(a) A doctor who wants to move back to the city or emigrate later.
(b) A high-ranking cabinet official.
(c) An American lawyer.
(d) A rebel leader.

5. What does Ken tell Anna Kofi is planning to do in Chapter 25?
(a) Leave the country himself.
(b) Contest the election.
(c) Write another memoir.
(d) Overthrow the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ken tell Anna about the ocean in Bamana?

2. In Chapter 17, what book does Anna recall at breakfast when Ken smiles at her?

3. What does Anna give to Kofi during their meeting in Chapter 19?

4. What do the people in the villages call Kofi?

5. Where has Kofi recently returned to Bamana from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna not tell anyone - except for Adrian Bennett - who her father really is in Bamana?

2. What happens between Anna and Ken in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 23, what is the purpose of Kofi's congress with the people?

4. Why does Kofi tell Anna it was important for him to raise his children in Bamana?

5. What does Anna think of the lodgings in Gbadolite?

6. What episode from Kofi's past does Anna find most disturbing?

7. What does Kofi tell Anna about his feelings for her mother?

8. Why did Anna never really try to make a go of art school when she was young?

9. What does Marcellina show Anna that deeply disturbs her?

10. In Chapter 17, what does Anna have done to her hair and what does she think of it?

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