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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 kills ol' Ma Nyanpoo?
2. What color is Gbessa's hair, which is unusual for girls in her village?
3. What is the cruelest kind of loneliness that Norman experiences?
4. What do Nanni and Callum name their son?
5. Who is the boss of the slave managers at the plantation Charlotte works on?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Callum Aragon begin to think Nanni has some value?
2. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?
3. Why is Mistress Emerson so fixated on the skin color of June Dey?
4. Why does Khati try to delay Gbessa's birth?
5. What happens to Charlotte at Emerson's plantation that she thinks accounts for other slaves shunning her?
6. In reality, why do all the other slaves ignore Charlotte Emerson?
7. How does Callum Aragon treat Nanni at first?
8. Why is Gbessa banished from Lai for a second time?
9. What is unusual about the circumstances of June Dey's birth?
10. Why do Darlene and Master Emerson have a terrible fight?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the reader's perception of Darlene Emerson change from when the reader sees Darlene through Charlotte's eyes and when the reader begins to understand who Darlene is more from June Dey's perspective? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Moore begins Gbessa's story in this novel with the aftermath of Gbessa's poisonous snake bite, and how does this choice set the reader's expectation for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What significant trait/desire do both Safua and June Dey share in relation to how they feel about their duty towards their people? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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