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

2. Who is the slave who tends to the plantation's mistress?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Rena.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Edith.

3. What gift does Gbessa seem to have that allows her to get through her exile?
(a) She can sing beautifully.
(b) She can fly.
(c) She cannot seem to die.
(d) She can shape-shift.

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

5. Who is the spirit associated with the moon?
(a) Ol' Pa Reinpoo.
(b) Ol' Ma Rena.
(c) Ol' Ma Niapal.
(d) Ol' Ma Famatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one child who is nice to Gbessa when she is also a child?

2. What is the word for queen in Gbessa's language?

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

4. Which village is Gbessa from?

5. What do Gbessa's fellow villagers think she is?

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