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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 181 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maisy tell Gbessa she should not do because she is a woman?
(a) Uncross her legs.
(b) Laugh so loudly.
(c) Eat so much.
(d) Wear workboots.

2. Who is Mr. Emerson having an affair with?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Carlotta.

3. What makes Mistress Emerson nervous about June Dey when he is a baby?
(a) She suspects he is the biological child of her husband and Darlene.
(b) She thinks he is cursed.
(c) She thinks he will grow to overthrow the plantation ownership.
(d) She thinks he is not from this planet.

4. Who died the day Darlene was supposed to have an abortion?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Dey.
(c) Mr. Emerson.
(d) Robert.

5. Why does Norman not want to leave the village of women in Part IV when June Dey suggests this?
(a) Because Norman thinks Gbessa is there.
(b) Because he thinks they will starve if they do.
(c) Then they will not be able to help the people when the slavers come.
(d) Because he knows June Dey loves Safua.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Sia once married to?

2. What does Norman see in Part IV that appalls and sickens him?

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

4. What does Nanni tell Norman to remember?

5. What does Norman teach June Dey to do in order to survive more easily?

(see the answer key)

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