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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 are Gbessa and Henry's cousin alone in the house for a while together in Part IV?
(a) The others are attacked on the beach.
(b) The others all go for a walk and run into trouble.
(c) The others were called back to Monrovia for an emergency.
(d) The others go to church and get stuck in a storm there.

2. Who sometimes helps guide Norman and June Dey in their travels?
(a) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(b) Gbessa.
(c) Safua.
(d) The spirit of Charlotte as the wind.

3. Who is brought to the same place Norman is brought to when he first lands in Monrovia?
(a) June Dey.
(b) Gerald Tubman.
(c) Henry Hunter.
(d) Harrison.

4. What big event is Gbessa expected to help Maisy with?
(a) The Beltaine Festival.
(b) The Governor's Ball.
(c) The Mansion Dance.
(d) The Farm Harvest Festival.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes June Dey sick soon after he and Norman first meet?

2. What is Mrs. Johnson's first name?

3. Who is Marlene's fiance's mother?

4. Where do Gbessa and Henry's cousin go together late at night one night?

5. Who was Sia once married to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Gbessa end up after her ordeal on the slave ship?

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

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

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

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

7. Where had June Dey been trying to get to when he found himself bound for Africa?

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

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

10. How does Norman Aragon get to Monrovia?

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