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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 is the girl whose plight Marcellina wants Anna to see and understand?

2. What kind of food does Anna eat the night before she leaves for Bamana?

3. Who is Marcellina's fiance?

4. How long is the flight to Bamana?

5. What does Robert offer to Anna in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Afua greet Anna initially?

2. What does Anna do the night before her flight to Bamana?

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

4. Who does Anna meet in Bamana when she arrives, and why?

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

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

7. How does Anna's first meeting with Kofi go?

8. Why does Anna tell people on the street in Bamana she is not an "obroni?"

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

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

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

What are Anna's first impressions of her father, Francis Aggrey, that she gleans from his journal? 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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