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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Norman end up after his journey on the ship?
(a) Monrovia.
(b) France.
(c) New York.
(d) England.

4. 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 all go for a walk and run into trouble.
(c) The others go to church and get stuck in a storm there.
(d) The others are attacked on the beach.

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

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

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

8. What did Henry's cousin used to do for a living in America?
(a) He was a shop owner.
(b) He was a sailor.
(c) He was a carpenter.
(d) He was a cook.

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

10. What religious affiliation do the society people in Monrovia follow?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Christian.

11. Whose idea is it to change Gbessa's appearance for the ball?
(a) Norman's.
(b) Ernestine's.
(c) Henrietta's.
(d) Mrs. Johnson's.

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

13. About how many houses are there in the village that Norman and June Dey follow the women to in Part IV?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

14. Why does Norman not want to leave the village of women in Part IV when June Dey suggests this?
(a) Because he knows June Dey loves Safua.
(b) Then they will not be able to help the people when the slavers come.
(c) Because he thinks they will starve if they do.
(d) Because Norman thinks Gbessa is there.

15. What is one difficulty for Gbessa, June Dey, and Norman when they first meet?
(a) One is blind and the others are deaf.
(b) They are all gravely sick from poisoned water.
(c) Gbessa does not speak the same language as June Dey and Norman.
(d) Two are blind and the other is deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gbessa think when she first sees Marlene?

2. Why is Norman no longer able to stay invisible on the ship?

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

4. How is Sia killed?

5. Where had June Dey been trying to get when he missed the stop on his ship?

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