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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 Kofi say when Anna tells him she is his daughter?

2. What musician is Marcellina a fan of?

3. What does Kofi arrange for Anna to be able to stay in Bamana?

4. Where does Anna go alone in the end of Chapter 17?

5. What does Kofi tell Anna to keep in mind regarding the worse things she has read about him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kofi ask Anna to remember when she acknowledges that she has heard bad things about his conduct as president?

4. What disagreements did Robert and Anna have about raising Rose?

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

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

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

8. What does Anna think about Ken when she meets him on the plane after seeing him when she gets her visa?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Anna think Katherine is the person she ends up calling when she is most in distress? Why do you think this is the case, when Anna has far closer relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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