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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 does Gbessa have to rid the road of in order to get by in Part I?
(a) A can of paint.
(b) A car.
(c) A slow-moving snake.
(d) A branch.

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

3. How does Mr. Emerson react when Darlene tells him she has not had the abortion?
(a) He becomes enraged.
(b) He becomes very sad.
(c) He has no reaction at all.
(d) He is sympathetic.

4. What helps Norman focus and hone his power?
(a) Visiting his mother's grave.
(b) Reading his mother's journal.
(c) Visiting the lake and waterfall.
(d) Visiting the sacred tree.

5. Who is tasked with taking care of June Dey?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Mrs. Emerson.
(d) Carlotta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nanni find out the ship she is boarding is heading?

2. Who finally comes to the shack Charlotte stays in on the plantation after many, many years?

3. How does June Dey first discover his gift?

4. What kills Darlene?

5. Who looked after Khati following Gbessa's exile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

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

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

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

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

8. When does Callum Aragon begin to think Nanni has some value?

9. What is unusual about Charlotte's and Dey's relationship?

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

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