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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Norman want Clay in Part IV?
(a) For makeup.
(b) To plant some trees.
(c) To write something down.
(d) To trade with the villagers.

3. Who does Gbessa think of on her wedding day?
(a) Safua.
(b) Khati.
(c) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(d) Charlotte.

4. What attracts Marlene to her fiance at first?
(a) His good looks.
(b) His status in the community.
(c) His ambition.
(d) His cooking skills.

5. Who is the American president at the time Gbessa is captive on the ship?
(a) Polk.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Madison.
(d) Monroe.

6. Which friend of Mrs. Johnson's is quite impolite and severe?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Annie.
(d) Henrietta.

7. 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.

8. Where does June Dey tell Norman he is from?
(a) England.
(b) New York.
(c) France.
(d) Virginia.

9. Where does Maisy work?
(a) The Palmer mansion.
(b) The Freer mansion.
(c) The Hunter mansion.
(d) The Johnson mansion.

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

11. Where do Gbessa and Maisy go while Henry and Gerald stay in Monrovia?
(a) Marshall Islands.
(b) Sinou County.
(c) Maryland County.
(d) Ringhold Island.

12. Who is the woman June Dey likes when he and Norman are held captive in the village?
(a) Sia.
(b) Khati.
(c) Ria.
(d) Safua.

13. What is the new name for Monrovia after it becomes independent from America?
(a) Freelandia.
(b) Geralia.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Localia.

14. 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.

15. Who does Norman find and carry to safety in the road soon after he meets June Dey?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Maisy.
(c) Gbessa.
(d) Henrietta.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gbessa's captor do to her that causes her great pain?

4. Where do Norman and June Dey travel together?

5. Who is most upset about Gbessa's marriage?

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