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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 61 - 122).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Nanni's child in after Nanni dies?
(a) Gbessa.
(b) Cuffie.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.

2. Who are sisters on the plantation Charlotte works on?
(a) Nelsie and Henrietta.
(b) Henrietta and Darlene.
(c) Darlene and Charlotte.
(d) Darlene and Nelsie.

3. What area of the island do the sailors tell Callum not to venture to alone?
(a) The Smoky Mountains.
(b) The Blue Mountains.
(c) The Cascade Mountains.
(d) The Alps.

4. Where does Charlotte go after giving birth to her son?
(a) She goes to New York, which she has always wanted to see.
(b) She merges with the wind.
(c) She goes to the cemetery to stay there.
(d) She goes back to the house kitchen to work there.

5. Who kills a cat, committing a serious taboo, in Gbessa's village?
(a) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.
(b) Khati.
(c) Gbessa.
(d) Ol' Ma Famatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Emerson having an affair with?

2. What plagues Callum when he arrives in Jamaica?

3. Why is the new male slave brought to Charlotte's shack in Part I?

4. Who is especially hurt by Mistress Emerson's abrupt selling of slaves to a neighboring plantation?

5. What color is Gbessa's hair, which is unusual for girls in her village?

(see the answer key)

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