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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. What is the word the natives use for Callum to mean white man?
(a) Jaboni.
(b) Matoni.
(c) Obroni.
(d) Galoni.

2. What area does Callum think of as a source of Nanni's power?
(a) The waterfall.
(b) The windy peak.
(c) The desert.
(d) The beach.

3. Who are the field slave drivers beating when Charlotte tries to intervene?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Shan.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) June.

4. What kind of injury does Charlotte sustain in trying to help the young slave girl who is being whipped?
(a) An injured eye.
(b) An ankle injury.
(c) A head injury.
(d) A broken collarbone.

5. Who are sisters on the plantation Charlotte works on?
(a) Darlene and Nelsie.
(b) Darlene and Charlotte.
(c) Henrietta and Darlene.
(d) Nelsie and Henrietta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to get into the room to comfort Darlene when she is force to have an abortion?

2. Who is Mr. Emerson having an affair with?

3. What tasks does Charlotte mostly work at?

4. What area of the island do the sailors tell Callum not to venture to alone?

5. What is June Dey's gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gbessa banished from Lai for a second time?

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

3. What do Gbessa and some of the other Lai villagers associate the appearance of the moon with?

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

5. How does Callum Aragon treat Nanni at first?

6. What likely becomes of Callum after he searches in the mountains for Nanni and Norman?

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

8. What does Gbessa encounter in the road in Part I that nearly kills her?

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

10. In reality, why do all the other slaves ignore Charlotte Emerson?

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