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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. At what age does the Bamanaian initiation ceremony for girls happen?

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 Kofi about directly in Chapter 24?

5. What does Ken tell Anna about the ocean in Bamana?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Marcellina show Anna that deeply disturbs her?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Afua greet Anna initially?

10. What episode from Kofi's past does Anna find most disturbing?

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

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

How does Kofi Adjei react to Anna's blunt criticisms of his past actions and the current state of Bamana? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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