View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is most upset about Gbessa's marriage?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Marlene.
(c) June Dey.
(d) Maisy.

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

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

4. What makes June Dey sick soon after he and Norman first meet?
(a) A snake bite.
(b) Spoiled meat.
(c) Poisonous plants.
(d) A spider bite.

5. Who attacks the village where Sia lives?
(a) The French.
(b) The Monrovians.
(c) The British.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maisy work?

2. Who is the American president at the time Gbessa is captive on the ship?

3. What language do Gbessa and Maisy speak to each other?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Norman and June Dey begin helping tribes who are being killed and traumatized by the French?

3. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Norman escape from jail?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 619 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample