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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Willie sing at her parents' funeral?
(a) Beulah Land.
(b) I'll Fly Away.
(c) I Shall Wear a Crown.
(d) Amazing Grace.

2. How long has it taken H to save $5?
(a) His whole life.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two decades.
(d) Six months.

3. What is Marjorie's poem about?
(a) The Castle.
(b) Whips and questions.
(c) Two sisters separated by time and water.
(d) The cocoa nut and sand.

4. What part of Akua's body does she claim is "growing"?
(a) Her belly.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her mind.
(d) Her ear.

5. Who are Marcus's parents?
(a) Sonny and Willie.
(b) Sonny and Amani.
(c) Sonny and Angela.
(d) Sonny and Josephine.

6. What draws Yaw to Esther?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is a good cook.
(c) She is educated.
(d) She is everything he is not.

7. After both father figures walked out on the family, what living conditions do Willie, Sonny, and Josephine NOT face?
(a) The risk of homelessness.
(b) A bigger, better apartment for themselves.
(c) Cramped conditions with up to forty people.
(d) Squatting in Willie's mother's boss's house.

8. Why does Marjorie release Graham from any relationship with her?
(a) He has not asked her to prom.
(b) They do not have much in common.
(c) He has made clear that he is embarrassed by others' reactions to their relationship.
(d) He just is not very smart.

9. When we meet H, what is happening to him?
(a) He is walking away from the plantation as a free man.
(b) He is being chained by several policemen.
(c) He is working to meet the mine quota.
(d) He is cheating on Ethe.

10. What is Yaw's occupation?
(a) Mine worker.
(b) History teacher.
(c) Asante chief.
(d) Union leader.

11. How old was Akua when she first began to dream of the firewoman?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

12. How does Willie feel when she smiles at Robert on the street?
(a) As though this smile will make him love her again.
(b) As though she will die of sadness and despair.
(c) As though she has forgiven him.
(d) As though she might kill him for leaving her.

13. Who are Akua's parents?
(a) Abena and the fetish man.
(b) Abena and the missionary.
(c) Abena and Quey.
(d) Abena and Ohene Nyarko.

14. When Sonny asks Amani what kind of name she has, what is her response?
(a) Christian.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Pretend.
(d) Mine.

15. What is ironic about Kofi Poku's relationship with Crazy Woman?
(a) He was the one who put out her fire; now he keeps her cooking fire going.
(b) They have always been friends, throughout everything.
(c) He once loved her; now his wife visits her gardens.
(d) He was the one who gave her the nickname; now he cares for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Asamoah choose to save Akua from the people of Edweso?

2. Why does Sonny ironically wish for more segregation in America?

3. How do the mine bosses replace the striking miners?

4. What is something Marcus would not HAVE to mention in his dissertation?

5. How much is H able to earn monthly in the mines in Pratt City?

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