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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is something Marcus would not HAVE to mention in his dissertation?
(a) Drug addiction.
(b) Jim Crow laws.
(c) The Great Migration.
(d) The Civil Rights Movement.

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

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

4. What happens as a result of H's choice to shovel two-handed?
(a) H is beaten savagely.
(b) H is permanently paralyzed.
(c) Thomas, the white man H helps, decides that he must return the favor.
(d) Riots break out.

5. What is NOT one of the rumors regarding Yaw's scars?
(a) Yaw scarred himself to have something to discuss in class.
(b) Yaw's scars are from one of the many Asante wars.
(c) Yaw is cursed by the gods.
(d) Yaw is made of fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Akua's body does she claim is "growing"?

2. What does Marjorie's kindergarten teacher tell her parents?

3. What gift does Akua NOT give to Yaw?

4. What happened to H's mother, Anna?

5. What song does Willie sing at her parents' funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

2. Why does the move to the Cape Coast allow Akua to move from being the Crazy Woman to Old Lady?

3. What enables Willie to begin singing again in church?

4. What racial inequalities do Willie and Robert face once they are in Harlem?

5. Describe Akua's dream of the firewoman. Whom does this image represent?

6. How might a miner die?

7. How can the character of Graham be compared to Willie's Robert?

8. Why might the novel Lord of the Flies be symbolic?

9. How does Amani get her name? What does this name prove about her?

10. Why does Marcus have a hard time planning his dissertation?

(see the answer keys)

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