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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. About how many houses are there in the village that Norman and June Dey follow the women to in Part IV?

2. Why does Norman want Clay in Part IV?

3. What does Maisy tell Gbessa she should not do because she is a woman?

4. Who is Henry's cousin that Marlene introduces Gbessa especially to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What feeling do Norman, June Dey, and Gbessa all share during the brief time they are all together in Part III?

8. What does Gbessa think when she first sees Marlene Johnson, and how does Marlene react?

9. Where does Gbessa end up after her ordeal on the slave ship?

10. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

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 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 3

What are Gbessa's first impressions upon arriving in Monrovia, and how do her perceptions of the place change over her time there as she moves from being a servant to being a married woman of society? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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