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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 does Ken say the Bamanians eat?

2. Who drives Anna to the airport in Chapter 16?

3. Which of the following does Anna know that Francis's affair with her mother was NOT?

4. What does Anna pay to have done to her at the market in Chapter 17?

5. What do the locals call Anna when she walks alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Anna's relationship with, and perceptions of, Afua change over the course of the second half of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Onuzo treat the topic of infidelity in marriages throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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