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

2. Whose household does Gbessa eventually go to for work?

3. What does Norman teach June Dey to do in order to survive more easily?

4. What is securing Gbessa to the side of the cave when she first wakes up?

5. Who was Sia once married to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

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

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

6. How does Gbessa react to Norman and June Dey at first?

7. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What finally makes Charlotte Emerson realize she has been a ghost for decades, and how does she cope with the truth of this reality when she discovers it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Darlene's final altercation with Mistress Emerson reveal about the deeper truths of the dehumanization and brutality white slave owners visited upon slaves? 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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