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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. How does Norman board the ship?

2. Where does Missus Emerson's daughter live now that she is married?

3. What gift does Nanni exhibit?

4. Who is Gbessa's mother?

5. What does Charlotte call her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when does June Dey's superhuman strength become apparent?

2. What likely becomes of Callum after he searches in the mountains for Nanni and Norman?

3. What do Gbessa and some of the other Lai villagers associate the appearance of the moon with?

4. When does Callum Aragon begin to think Nanni has some value?

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

6. What is unusual about the circumstances of June Dey's birth?

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

8. What do the Lai villagers call Gbessa?

9. In reality, why do all the other slaves ignore Charlotte Emerson?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does June Dey discover his gift, and what does he do with it afterwards? How does meeting Norman change June Dey's understanding of his gift and how he may choose to use it? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is Gbessa's relationship with her mother Khati like? How does Khati try to help Gbessa, and how does Khati cope with the reality of the tragic turn her life takes after, and as a result of, Gbessa's birth? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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