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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. In her dreams, what does the firewoman tell Akua?
(a) To exact revenge against the British.
(b) To know where the children are at all times.
(c) To beware of the slave trade.
(d) To kill everything in sight.

2. What is Sonny's birth name?
(a) Carson.
(b) Asamoah.
(c) Robert.
(d) Richard.

3. What does Willie mean when she tells Sonny, "Keep doin' what you doin' and the white man don't got to do it no more" (263)?
(a) Sonny's work as a custodian is dead-end work.
(b) Sonny should return to Ghana.
(c) Sonny's work with the NAACP is hugely successful.
(d) Sonny's heroin addiction is keeping him a slave.

4. What is the mistake made about Marjorie at the beginning of her chapter?
(a) She is mistaken for a tourist.
(b) She is mistaken for Akosua.
(c) She is mistaken for a descendant of Effia.
(d) She is mistaken for James.

5. How much is H able to earn monthly in the mines in Pratt City?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $19.
(d) $40.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What draws Yaw to Esther?

3. Why is Yaw skeptical of the concept of forgiveness?

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

5. Who are Sonny's birth parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about the marriage between Akua and Asamoah?

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

3. What advice does Akua give to Yaw about his anger?

4. How does Yaw help Esther relax when she first comes to work for him?

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

6. What prompts Sonny to give up his work for the NAACP?

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

8. What about H puts him in danger with the police and the bosses?

9. In what ways has Willie marched?

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

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