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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 does Gbessa marry?

2. Where is the Hunters' house?

3. Who is Marlene Johnson marrying in Part IV?

4. How many children does Marlene's friend Norma have?

5. What does Gbessa think when she first sees Marlene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Mrs. Johnson and Maisy like?

2. What is the purpose of the Johnsons' ball?

3. What does Maisy insist on doing to Gbessa's hair?

4. What changes Gbessa's situation and makes it so she must leave the Johnson's and Maisy?

5. What surprises Norman about his jailers when he first sees them in Monrovia?

6. What sight greets Norman in a ravaged village in Part III that changes the way he thinks about using his gift?

7. Why do the women Norman and June Dey encounter in the forest eventually imprison the two men in their village?

8. What secret does Gbessa tell Maisy when they get to know each other?

9. Why is Ms. Ernestine upset at the Johnson's banquet?

10. Where had June Dey been trying to get to when he found himself bound for Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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