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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. Where do Anna and Kofi stay in the countryside in Chapter 22?

2. What does Anna ask Kofi about directly in Chapter 24?

3. What does Anna think of the taps in her lavish surroundings in the countryside in Chapter 22?

4. Where does Marcellina take Anna in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 24, who does Afua think Anna is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Anna think of the lodgings in Gbadolite?

3. In Chapter 18, how did Anna's one gallery show go?

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

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

6. What is Anna's experience at the slave fort in Chapter 18?

7. In Chapter 22, what does seeing the crocodiles at feeding time seem to symbolize for Anna?

8. What happens between Anna and Ken in Chapter 17?

9. Why does Kofi tell Anna it was important for him to raise his children in Bamana?

10. Why does Kofi have a change of heart and invite Anna to meet again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

What are some aspects of Bamanian culture that Anna finds it most difficult to adjust to, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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