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

2. Where is Gbessa taken for her exile?
(a) The woods.
(b) The jungle.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The desert.

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

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

5. What tasks does Charlotte mostly work at?
(a) Washing clothes.
(b) Kitchen work.
(c) Field work.
(d) Knitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one name for the native Jamaicans that Callum Aragon is sent to oversee?

2. Who brings Dey some food in the shack one night, which is against the rules?

3. What does Mistress Emerson order Mr. Harris to do to Darlene?

4. What gift does Gbessa seem to have that allows her to get through her exile?

5. Who or what whispers into Gbessa's ear, giving her encouragement?

(see the answer key)

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