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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 group does Kofi found in 1971?

2. In Chapter 7, what is the title of Anna's father's autobiography?

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

4. How does Anna think of the color of Rose's eyes?

5. What does Anna open after her mother's death that she has found under her mother's bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Anna really want her mother's flat to sell in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Anna worry about Rose often?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What criticisms does Robert level against Anna when she pulls further away from him upon his entreaties that they should try to save their marriage? How do Robert's perception of Anna's character and her own perception of herself line up against each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kofi Adjei's initial reaction to Anna's revelation that she is his daughter affect the course of the rest of their relationship? 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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