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

2. What do the people in the villages call Kofi?

3. What does Afua suggest the family do in Chapter 24 to incorporate Anna's presence in the family?

4. What does Anna ask Christina in Chapter 18?

5. How old is the girl whose plight Marcellina wants Anna to understand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 17, what shocks Anna about seeing the puppy on the street?

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

7. Why did Adrian tell Anna it might not be safe for her to stay in Bamana for longer when Kofi asked her to?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Anna's experiences with Wuyo Ama at the very end of the novel change her perceptions of Kofi, her link to Bamana, and her relationship with her ancestors, including her mother? 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 when she finds out what became, eventually, of her father Francis Aggrey in Bamana? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Anna's trip to the brush with Kofi Adjei change their relationship right towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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