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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 241 - 294).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Safua's son tell Gbessa that changes everything about why the Vai attacked?
(a) Safua's son tells Gbessa the Vai were only defending themselves against the slavers.
(b) Safua tells Gbessa the Vai had been told by Ol' Ma Famatta to attack Monrovia.
(c) Safua tells Gbessa the Vai thought the Monrovians had kidnapped Gbessa.
(d) Safua's son tells Gbessa the tribe is starving.

3. What do the women in the village in Part IV do to Norman and June Dey?
(a) Crown them kings.
(b) Put them in an improvised jail.
(c) Poison them.
(d) Set them loose in the dangerous forest.

4. Who are the field slave drivers beating when Charlotte tries to intervene?
(a) Shan.
(b) June.
(c) Darlene.
(d) Henrietta.

5. Who does Norman find and carry to safety in the road soon after he meets June Dey?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Maisy.
(c) Gbessa.
(d) Marlene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slaps and claws at Mistress Emerson in Part II?

2. Who comes to see Gbessa just by chance on hers and Gerald's land?

3. What gift does Nanni exhibit?

4. Who does Gbessa think she sees as one of the prisoners in Monrovia in Part V?

5. Where does June Dey suggest he and Norman travel in the beginning of Part IV?

(see the answer key)

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