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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 June Dey tell Norman he is from?

2. What does Maisy do to Gbessa right before the ball?

3. What did Henry's cousin used to do for a living in America?

4. Which friend of Mrs. Johnson's is quite impolite and severe?

5. Who is Marlene Johnson marrying in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Norman help Gbessa when he finds her on the road?

4. What happens to Gbessa during an assault on one of the villages by the French?

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

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

7. How do Norman and June Dey begin helping tribes who are being killed and traumatized by the French?

8. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

9. What does Mr. Johnson say to rally the crowd at his house in Part IV?

10. How does Norman describe his father to June Dey?

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

What thoughts, feelings, and/or articles of faith sustain Gbessa during her years of exile and wandering, and after she is abducted by slavers and left for dead? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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