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

2. Where had June Dey been trying to get when he missed the stop on his ship?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) New York.
(d) Germany.

3. Whose household does Gbessa eventually go to for work?
(a) The Hunters'.
(b) The Singers'.
(c) The Farmers'.
(d) The Palmers'.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to the leaders of Liberia to warn them of impending attacks?

3. How many children does Marlene's friend Norma have?

4. How does Norman help protect the villagers being attacked?

5. Who kidnaps Gbessa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Norman about his jailers when he first sees them in Monrovia?

2. Why does Norman help Gbessa when he finds her on the road?

3. What feeling do Norman, June Dey, and Gbessa all share during the brief time they are all together in Part III?

4. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

5. What does Mr. Johnson say to rally the crowd at his house in Part IV?

6. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

7. What happens to Gbessa during an assault on one of the villages by the French?

8. What does Gbessa think when she first sees Marlene Johnson, and how does Marlene react?

9. How does Norman describe his father to June Dey?

10. What does Maisy insist on doing to Gbessa's hair?

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