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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. How does Bennett describe the early vision for Bamana in his book on Kofi in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Anna's Aunt Caryl live in Chapter 14?

3. What activist and leader has a large impact on Anna's father's thinking in London as a young man?

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

5. What does Anna's aunt compare women to in the end of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What began the romance between Bronwen and Francis Aggrey?

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

8. What does Anna think of church when she goes with Katherine?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What are Anna's feelings about motherhood, and about her own experience as a mother to Rose? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What answer does Kofi obliquely offer to Anna when she asks him once again about the Kinnakro Five at the end of the novel? Does Anna believe his answer? Write an essay explaining your conclusions.

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