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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who looked after Khati following Gbessa's exile?
(a) Ol' Ma Kadyatu.
(b) Ol' Pa Piarit.
(c) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.
(d) Ol' Ma Famatta.

2. Who are sisters on the plantation Charlotte works on?
(a) Nelsie and Henrietta.
(b) Darlene and Charlotte.
(c) Henrietta and Darlene.
(d) Darlene and Nelsie.

3. Who is tasked with taking care of June Dey?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Mrs. Emerson.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Henrietta.

4. Who kills ol' Ma Nyanpoo?
(a) The village medicine man.
(b) The spirit of a cat she has killed.
(c) The lake demon.
(d) Her husband.

5. What kills Darlene?
(a) A bullet meant for June Dey.
(b) She is trampled by a horse.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A heart attack.

6. Who is the Missus's daughter at the Emerson Plantation?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Rena.
(d) Darlene.

7. What is one name for the native Jamaicans that Callum Aragon is sent to oversee?
(a) The Maroons.
(b) The Lai.
(c) The Vai.
(d) The Piso.

8. How old is Norman when he boards the ship?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

9. What is the cruelest kind of loneliness that Norman experiences?
(a) Loneliness with no end in sight.
(b) Loneliness because of physical deformity.
(c) Loneliness while in the presence of others.
(d) Loneliness in spirit.

10. Which village is Gbessa from?
(a) Libera.
(b) Varia.
(c) Romano.
(d) Lai.

11. Who is one child who is nice to Gbessa when she is also a child?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Michla.
(c) Rena.
(d) Safua.

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

13. What does Nanni tell Norman to remember?
(a) He can not die.
(b) He is a son of the kings.
(c) He is a son of the sea.
(d) He has a gift too.

14. What is one punishment Callum visits upon Nanni when he mistreats her?
(a) He holds her head underwater.
(b) Her makes her sleep outside, suffering terrible mosquito bites.
(c) He starves her.
(d) He forces her to wear clothes that make her swelter.

15. How does Norman board the ship?
(a) He pays for his passage.
(b) He talks his way on.
(c) He shoots people to get on.
(d) He turns himself invisible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Gbessa's hair, which is unusual for girls in her village?

2. What does Harris and the rest of the men do to Dey soon after Charlotte's baby is born?

3. What plagues Callum when he arrives in Jamaica?

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

5. What helps Norman focus and hone his power?

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