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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is the new male slave brought to Charlotte's shack in Part I?
(a) There is never reason given for the slave staying in Charlotte's shack.
(b) He is from a neighboring plantation and was sold to the plantation Charlotte works on as punishment for his actions.
(c) He is the best worker and the slave owners want to keep him healthy.
(d) He is sick so he needs to be quarantined.

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

5. What lake is Gbessa's village near?
(a) Lake Moro.
(b) Lake Sunder.
(c) Lake Nuri.
(d) Lake Piso.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who is the boss of the slave managers at the plantation Charlotte works on?
(a) Mr. Rish.
(b) Mr. Henley.
(c) Mr. Cooper.
(d) Mr. Harris.

12. Who finally comes to the shack Charlotte stays in on the plantation after many, many years?
(a) John.
(b) Henry.
(c) Robert.
(d) Dey.

13. What does June Dey do with Darlene's body?
(a) He buries it.
(b) He leaves it for Henrietta.
(c) He floats it gently down the river.
(d) He burns it.

14. What is the name of the family that owns the plantation Charlotte works on?
(a) Hobbes.
(b) Tranor.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Woodley.

15. Where does Callum Aragon travel in Part II?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) France.
(c) Monrovia.
(d) Liberia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte give to the slave who is brought to her shack when they first meet?

2. Who takes Nanni's child in after Nanni dies?

3. Who tries to get into the room to comfort Darlene when she is force to have an abortion?

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

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

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