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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. Why does Norman not want to leave the village of women in Part IV when June Dey suggests this?
(a) Because he thinks they will starve if they do.
(b) Then they will not be able to help the people when the slavers come.
(c) Because Norman thinks Gbessa is there.
(d) Because he knows June Dey loves Safua.

2. Who was in the hiding place with June Dey, Gbessa, and Norman one night?
(a) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(b) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.
(c) Safua.
(d) Charlotte's spirit on the wind.

3. How is Sia killed?
(a) By drowning.
(b) By a bullet.
(c) By a knife.
(d) By a spear.

4. Who is Marlene's fiance's mother?
(a) Miss Jacobson.
(b) Miss Charlotte.
(c) Miss Henrietta.
(d) Miss Ernestine.

5. Where do Norman and June Dey travel together?
(a) The American south.
(b) The north of France.
(c) The west coast of Mali.
(d) The inland kingdoms of the coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gbessa's first real friend?

2. What is one of the first things Maisy teaches Gbessa to do?

3. Where do Gbessa and Maisy go while Henry and Gerald stay in Monrovia?

4. What does Norman teach June Dey to do in order to survive more easily?

5. Who is brought to the same place Norman is brought to when he first lands in Monrovia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Mrs. Johnson and Maisy like?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

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

8. What sight greets Norman in a ravaged village in Part III that changes the way he thinks about using his gift?

9. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

10. Why do the women Norman and June Dey encounter in the forest eventually imprison the two men in their village?

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