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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. What was the organization that contributed to the American majority's interest in ridding its cities of free Negroes?

2. Where do Norman and June Dey travel together?

3. What do the women in the village in Part IV do to Norman and June Dey?

4. Who is Mrs. Johnson's daugther?

5. Where does June Dey suggest he and Norman travel in the beginning of 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 secret does Gbessa tell Maisy when they get to know each other?

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

4. What does Norman suggest Gbessa's gift might be, after she is taken?

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

6. How does Norman escape from jail?

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

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

9. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

10. How does Norman Aragon get to Monrovia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why does Norman Aragon first help Gbessa when he encounters her on the road, and why and how does Gbessa eventually begin to trust Norman? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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