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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 Charlotte go after giving birth to her son?

2. What is the name of the family that owns the plantation Charlotte works on?

3. Who looked after Khati following Gbessa's exile?

4. Who finally comes to the shack Charlotte stays in on the plantation after many, many years?

5. Where does Nanni desperately want to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Lai villagers call Gbessa?

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

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

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

5. Why is Dey brought to the Emerson plantation?

6. Who ends up taking care of June Dey and why?

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

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

9. What is Darlene's big secret?

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

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 do both Norman and June Dey feel after months of fighting together and of helping the tribes in Africa retain and regain their freedom from white men? Why does Norman eventually decide to end their collaboration and strike out on his own? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do various different mothers in this novel cope with the tragic losses of their children? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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