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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. Who does Anna call in Chapter 4 when she has a panic attack who picks up the phone and talks to her?

2. What is the name of the researcher who approaches Anna at the library in Chapter 7?

3. What brought Anna's father to London originally?

4. Where did Anna go on her first date with her husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Anna worry about Rose often?

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

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

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

6. What is Anna's Aunt Caryl like in terms of personality?

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

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

9. What does Anna find out about Bronwen's ambitions from Francis's diary?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What role did Anna's Aunt Caryl play in Anna's life, both as a child and as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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