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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helps Norman focus and hone his power?

2. How does Mr. Emerson react when Darlene tells him she has not had the abortion?

3. What is the word for queen in Gbessa's language?

4. What does Gbessa have to rid the road of in order to get by in Part I?

5. What does Nanni tell Norman to remember?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Charlotte at Emerson's plantation that she thinks accounts for other slaves shunning her?

2. Why is Mistress Emerson so fixated on the skin color of June Dey?

3. Who is the only one in the village that shows kindness to Gbessa, and why does this person do so?

4. Why is Gbessa banished from Lai for a second time?

5. What is unusual about Charlotte's and Dey's relationship?

6. What does the Master order to happen to Darlene that traumatizes her?

7. Why do Darlene and Master Emerson have a terrible fight?

8. What is Darlene's big secret?

9. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

10. What do the Lai villagers call Gbessa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Safua treat Gbessa both before and after her exile? How does Gbessa feel towards Safua when she becomes an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Callum Aragon's treatment of Nanni seem to affect his son Norman's later path in life and into his adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the intent behind the American Colonization Society's actions in establishing the settlements on Monrovia? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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