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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does June Dey suggest he and Norman travel in the beginning of Part IV?
(a) Freetown.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) America.

2. Why are Gbessa and Henry's cousin alone in the house for a while together in Part IV?
(a) The others go to church and get stuck in a storm there.
(b) The others all go for a walk and run into trouble.
(c) The others are attacked on the beach.
(d) The others were called back to Monrovia for an emergency.

3. What does Gbsesa tell Maisy she is like to her before she leaves the Johnsons' house?
(a) Her Pa.
(b) Her solace.
(c) Her Ma.
(d) Her best friend.

4. What does Gbessa's captor do to her that causes her great pain?
(a) Brands her.
(b) Shoots her.
(c) Pokes her with needles.
(d) Drags her by her hair and then stabs her.

5. What do the women in the village in Part IV do to Norman and June Dey?
(a) Set them loose in the dangerous forest.
(b) Poison them.
(c) Crown them kings.
(d) Put them in an improvised jail.

6. Who is Mrs. Johnson's daugther?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Ernestine.

7. Where do Norman and June Dey travel together?
(a) The north of France.
(b) The inland kingdoms of the coast.
(c) The American south.
(d) The west coast of Mali.

8. Who comes to the leaders of Liberia to warn them of impending attacks?
(a) Elijah and Ezekiel.
(b) John and Mark.
(c) Isaac and Marshall.
(d) Luke and Matthew.

9. Who sometimes helps guide Norman and June Dey in their travels?
(a) Safua.
(b) Gbessa.
(c) The spirit of Charlotte as the wind.
(d) Ol' Ma Famatta.

10. What big event is Gbessa expected to help Maisy with?
(a) The Mansion Dance.
(b) The Governor's Ball.
(c) The Beltaine Festival.
(d) The Farm Harvest Festival.

11. Why is Norman no longer able to stay invisible on the ship?
(a) Once someone sees him, he can not turn invisible again.
(b) He is too angry.
(c) He grows too weak.
(d) Water makes his gift weaker.

12. What is a drawback to the American Colonization Society leaving Monrovia?
(a) Monrovia will lose access to its own port.
(b) Monrovia will lose most favored nation status.
(c) Monrovia will lose tax revenue from America.
(d) Monrovia's army will be cut in half, leaving it vulnerable.

13. What was the organization that contributed to the American majority's interest in ridding its cities of free Negroes?
(a) The American Colonization Society.
(b) The Quakers.
(c) The Monroe Society.
(d) The American Lincoln Project.

14. Where does Norman wake up after being punched on the ship?
(a) Jail.
(b) A warm, soft bed.
(c) The beach.
(d) A hut in a village.

15. What does Maisy say will happen if Gbessa tries to leave?
(a) She will be captured by the Germans.
(b) The tribes will kill her.
(c) She will be hanged for treason.
(d) The slavers will find her and take her to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gbessa think of on her wedding day?

2. Who is brought to the same place Norman is brought to when he first lands in Monrovia?

3. Who does Gbessa marry?

4. Who is the American president at the time Gbessa is captive on the ship?

5. How did Maisy's adoptive parents die?

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