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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. Who are the field slave drivers beating when Charlotte tries to intervene?

2. What gift does Nanni exhibit?

3. How old is Norman when he boards the ship?

4. Where does Nanni desperately want to travel?

5. Who is the spirit associated with the moon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Dey brought to the Emerson plantation?

3. Why does Callum shoot at both Nanni and Norman?

4. Why are Khati and Gbessa treated as outcasts in Lai?

5. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

6. Why does Khati try to delay Gbessa's birth?

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

8. Why is Edith so hurt when the plantation starts breaking up into pieces?

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

10. What do the Lai villagers call Gbessa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Once Gbessa is settled in Monrovia, what are some of the sources of her power and influence? How does Gebssa's husband's, Gerald, powerful sexual attraction to Gbessa affect Gbessa's ability to achieve her aims and desires? 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 finally makes Charlotte Emerson realize she has been a ghost for decades, and how does she cope with the truth of this reality when she discovers it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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