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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 does Gbessa chant to herself on the ship?

2. What language do Gbessa and Maisy speak to each other?

3. Why does Norman think he needs to keep helping the villagers who are under assault?

4. Who does Gbessa marry?

5. Who is the woman June Dey likes when he and Norman are held captive in the village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. How does Norman escape from jail?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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