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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 181 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes June Dey sick soon after he and Norman first meet?
(a) A snake bite.
(b) Spoiled meat.
(c) A spider bite.
(d) Poisonous plants.

2. What is the cruelest kind of loneliness that Norman experiences?
(a) Loneliness in spirit.
(b) Loneliness while in the presence of others.
(c) Loneliness with no end in sight.
(d) Loneliness because of physical deformity.

3. Who is Gbessa's first real friend?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Shan.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Maisy.

4. What do the Vai women prepare for the visitors to eat in Part II?
(a) Bread.
(b) Beef and potatoes.
(c) Rice and chicken.
(d) Greens.

5. What plagues Callum when he arrives in Jamaica?
(a) The cold.
(b) The jackals.
(c) Ticks.
(d) Mosquitos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maisy tell Gbessa she should not do because she is a woman?

2. Who died the day Darlene was supposed to have an abortion?

3. Who does Gbessa think of on her wedding day?

4. What language does Norman hear the men attacking the village speaking?

5. What does Maisy do to Gbessa right before the ball?

(see the answer key)

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