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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 tries to get into the room to comfort Darlene when she is force to have an abortion?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Dey.
(d) Edith.

2. What does Charlotte give to the slave who is brought to her shack when they first meet?
(a) Water.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Flowers.

3. What do the Vai women prepare for the visitors to eat in Part II?
(a) Rice and chicken.
(b) Bread.
(c) Beef and potatoes.
(d) Greens.

4. How does Callum kill Nanni?
(a) He beats her to death.
(b) He shoots her.
(c) He drowns her.
(d) He stabs her.

5. How old is Norman when he boards the ship?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tasks does Charlotte mostly work at?

2. What does Harris and the rest of the men do to Dey soon after Charlotte's baby is born?

3. What is Gbessa's tribe?

4. What does Mistress Emerson order Mr. Harris to do to Darlene?

5. Who is Gbessa's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How and when does June Dey's superhuman strength become apparent?

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

6. How does Gbessa survive her exile in the woods?

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

8. Who takes Norman in after Nanni's death, and how do these people treat him?

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

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

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