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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 Marlene's fiance's mother?

2. Where does Norman wake up after being punched on the ship?

3. What gift does Norman guess Gbessa might have?

4. Where is the Hunters' house?

5. Why is Norman no longer able to stay invisible on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Maisy insist on doing to Gbessa's hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do you think Moore begins Gbessa's story in this novel with the aftermath of Gbessa's poisonous snake bite, and how does this choice set the reader's expectation for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining 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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