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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Charlotte think is particularly unkind to her?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Edith.
(d) Nelsie.

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

3. Where does Nanni desperately want to travel?
(a) Britain.
(b) Spain.
(c) Freetown.
(d) America.

4. What is one name for the native Jamaicans that Callum Aragon is sent to oversee?
(a) The Lai.
(b) The Piso.
(c) The Vai.
(d) The Maroons.

5. Who brings Dey some food in the shack one night, which is against the rules?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Myrna.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Shan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Callum kill Nanni?

2. Who kills ol' Ma Nyanpoo?

3. Who is the most beautiful slave on the plantation where Charlotte works?

4. Where does Charlotte go after giving birth to her son?

5. What is one punishment Callum visits upon Nanni when he mistreats her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Khati try to delay Gbessa's birth?

2. Who ends up taking care of June Dey and why?

3. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

4. What does the Master order to happen to Darlene that traumatizes her?

5. Why do Darlene and Master Emerson have a terrible fight?

6. What is Gbessa's fate once she reaches a certain age of adolescence?

7. What happens to Charlotte at Emerson's plantation that she thinks accounts for other slaves shunning her?

8. Who is the only one in the village that shows kindness to Gbessa, and why does this person do so?

9. What do the Lai villagers call Gbessa?

10. What is unusual about the circumstances of June Dey's birth?

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