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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. At the end of Middle Passage in Part 4, Chapter 12, what had the narrator been drinking?

2. In Part 6, Chapter 7 of Day and Night, who sent the narrator what the narrator considered was her last personal written letter?

3. In Day and Night Part 6, Chapter 4, how long did Aimee have no meetings with anyone but Judy after an affair with a producer broke up?

4. In Part 4, Chapter 7 of Middle Passage, how long had it taken the narrator's father to become a Delivery Office Manager?

5. In Middle Passage, Part 4, Chapter 1, what dance did the narrator remember was performed by the greatest dancer she had ever seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where did the narrator and Lamin go and what did they do there?

2. In Chapter 11 of Middle Passage, who was Hawa?

3. In Night and Day, Chapter 4, what did Tracey and the narrator do for Miss Isabel.

4. In Chapter 1 of Night and Day, what was the narrator's father's life like?

5. In Chapter 7 of Day and Night, why did the narrator burn Tracey's letter?

6. In Chapter 5 of Day and Night, what was the narrator's first job after college?

7. In Chapter 2 of Day and Night, what was a year off?

8. In Chapter 6 of Day and Night, how and why did the narrator think she was being punished?

9. In Middle Passage, Chapter 1, what was the kankurang?

10. In Chapter 5 of Day and Night, where did Tracey and the narrator meet and what did Tracey suggest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aimee believed that with her money she could achieve real change in the real world. Why did Aimee not trust governments, charities, or churches to do good at home or internationally? Why did Aimee believe that wealthy people had to be involved for real change to occur?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator discovered an actress who looked very much like Tracey in the old films that she watched. What was the narrator’s opinion of the life that LeGon lived? How did the narrator learn about the racism and struggles that LeGon faced in her career? How did learning about LeGon’s struggles affect the narrator and her perceptions of people and life?

Essay Topic 3

There were some negative consequences of the school project. What were the negative consequences of the school project? What problems did the village face after the school was built? What did those issues reveal about the issues caused by charity and charitable acts?

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