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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Norman teach June Dey to do in order to survive more easily?
(a) Build a fire.
(b) Pound papayas into food.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hunt deer.

4. What language do Gbessa and Maisy speak to each other?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Vai.
(c) French.
(d) Monrovian.

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

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

7. What language does Norman hear the men attacking the village speaking?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

8. How did Maisy's adoptive parents die?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dengue Fever.
(c) Flu.
(d) Tuberculosis.

9. What gift does Norman guess Gbessa might have?
(a) Invisibility.
(b) Life.
(c) Superhuman strength.
(d) Super intelligence.

10. Whose household does Gbessa eventually go to for work?
(a) The Palmers'.
(b) The Hunters'.
(c) The Singers'.
(d) The Farmers'.

11. What is Mrs. Johnson's first name?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Alice.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Charlotte.

12. What does Maisy do to Gbessa right before the ball?
(a) Dyes her hair black.
(b) Cuts her hair.
(c) Paints her fingernails.
(d) Gives her a lovely new dress.

13. Who does Gbessa marry?
(a) Gerald Tubman.
(b) Henry Hunter.
(c) Arnold Palmer.
(d) Jack Marshall.

14. How does Norman help protect the villagers being attacked?
(a) He is a great swimmer and he helps the villagers swim to safety.
(b) He takes his gun and shoots the attackers in the back.
(c) He turns invisible and disarms the confused attackers.
(d) He knows the terrain well, so he helps the villagers on the trails to safety.

15. What is one thing Norman eats a lot of in the jungle?
(a) Tamarinds.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Breadfruits.
(d) Papayas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is securing Gbessa to the side of the cave when she first wakes up?

2. What thoughts go hand-in-hand from Gbessa's past in her mind in Part IV?

3. Where does Norman wake up after being punched on the ship?

4. What does Maisy tell Gbessa she should not do because she is a woman?

5. Who does Norman find and carry to safety in the road soon after he meets June Dey?

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