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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, what does Anna learn has happened to Thomas?

4. Who finds a place for Anna's father to stay when he is desperate to find one?

5. Who writes a comprehensive book about Anna's father that she reads in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Anna find out that Francis Aggrey briefly dated before becoming involved with her mother?

2. How does Anna begin to learn about what Francis did after leaving England?

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

4. What precipitates Anna's separation from her husband Robert?

5. What influence did Melenik seem to have on Francis Aggrey?

6. Why does Adrian Bennett suspect that Anna wants to meet Kofi?

7. What do Robert and Rose know about Anna's father?

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

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

10. Why does Anna worry about Rose often?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Anna think Katherine is the person she ends up calling when she is most in distress? Why do you think this is the case, when Anna has far closer relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Onuzo describe Anna's range of conflicting feelings about her estranged husband Robert on the eve of her own trip to Bamana? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Onuzo treat the topic of infidelity in marriages throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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