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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 Maisy tell Gbessa she should not do because she is a woman?
(a) Laugh so loudly.
(b) Wear workboots.
(c) Uncross her legs.
(d) Eat so much.

2. How does Norman help protect the villagers being attacked?
(a) He knows the terrain well, so he helps the villagers on the trails to safety.
(b) He turns invisible and disarms the confused attackers.
(c) He takes his gun and shoots the attackers in the back.
(d) He is a great swimmer and he helps the villagers swim to safety.

3. What is it about the chores that gives Gbessa joy?
(a) She has always wanted to learn how to cook.
(b) She had never been asked or invited to help other women in her own village.
(c) She likes earning money.
(d) She loves to see things looking so clean.

4. What is one thing Norman eats a lot of in the jungle?
(a) Tamarinds.
(b) Breadfruits.
(c) Papayas.
(d) Oranges.

5. Who comes to the leaders of Liberia to warn them of impending attacks?
(a) Isaac and Marshall.
(b) Elijah and Ezekiel.
(c) John and Mark.
(d) Luke and Matthew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Hunters' house?

2. Whose idea is it to change Gbessa's appearance for the ball?

3. Why does Norman not want to leave the village of women in Part IV when June Dey suggests this?

4. Who does Norman find and carry to safety in the road soon after he meets June Dey?

5. Where does June Dey first land in Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ms. Ernestine upset at the Johnson's banquet?

2. What changes Gbessa's situation and makes it so she must leave the Johnson's and Maisy?

3. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

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

5. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

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

7. What is the purpose of the Johnsons' ball?

8. How does Norman escape from jail?

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

10. What secret does Gbessa tell Maisy when they get to know each other?

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