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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. Where does Nanni desperately want to travel?

2. Why is the new male slave brought to Charlotte's shack in Part I?

3. What does Dey show Charlotte in the cemetery?

4. Who is the most beautiful slave on the plantation where Charlotte works?

5. How does Norman board the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Darlene's big secret?

3. What lie does Callum Aragon tell Nanni and Norman for many years?

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

5. How does Gbessa survive her exile in the woods?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Write an essay describing the nature of Maisy's and Gbessa's relationship. Why does Maisy's kindness mean so much to Gbessa at that particular time in Gbessa's life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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