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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. How old does Kofi say he was when Anna was born?

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

3. What does Kofi say when Anna tells him she is his daughter?

4. What musician is Marcellina a fan of?

5. What does Anna order for her first meal when staying in her lavish room in the countryside in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Afua greet Anna initially?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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.

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