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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 60).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Gbessa's fellow villagers think she is?
(a) A witch.
(b) A medicine woman.
(c) A cook.
(d) A shape-shifter.

2. Who brings Gbessa some food during her exile even though it is against the rules?
(a) Khati.
(b) Rena.
(c) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(d) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.

3. Who or what whispers into Gbessa's ear, giving her encouragement?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The wind.
(c) The lake spirit.
(d) Her sister.

4. What does Gbessa have to rid the road of in order to get by in Part I?
(a) A car.
(b) A branch.
(c) A slow-moving snake.
(d) A can of paint.

5. Why does Charlotte think all the other slaves ignore her?
(a) They are mad at her for not saving a young girl slave from a beating.
(b) They are mad at her for not taking care of her own child.
(c) They are mad at her for shirking her own work.
(d) They are mad at her for informing on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dey show Charlotte in the cemetery?

2. What is Gbessa's tribe?

3. Who does Charlotte think is particularly unkind to her?

4. Who are sisters on the plantation Charlotte works on?

5. Who kills ol' Ma Nyanpoo?

(see the answer key)

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