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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. Why are James and his parents going to the funeral of Osei Bonsu?
2. What warning does James offer the children who are celebrating the death of the British Governor?
3. How does Kojo get his last name, Freeman?
4. What new crop does Ohene Nyarko use to bring prosperity back to the village.
5. How do the Asantes mourn?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the kente cloth?
2. How is Esi's upbringing different from Effia's?
3. How is it ironic that Anna is taken and not Kojo?
4. Explain the transformation that Abena undergoes from the beginning of her chapter, when she has no respect for the Fantes, to the end, when she is thankful for her Fante ancestor, Effia.
5. Why does Abena decide to leave the village for Kumasi?
6. Why might Esi feel that she is cursed by Little Dove?
7. Why have the tribes begun to scar the faces of their children?
8. Why does Ness choose to be mute for a while as a child?
9. Describe Kwame Asare's transition to the tile of "Big Man."
10. Why do Quey, James, Nana Yaa really travel to the Asante village?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Quey and Effia struggle understand James Collins and his ability to treat Akan people so savagely. Write an essay in which you detail Collins's motivation and his ability to differentiate between his family members and the Africans he views as cattle.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you detail the significance of the title, Homegoing. Be sure to detail the path at least one character takes in returning home, and the importance of the symbolic steps to get there.
Essay Topic 3
The motif of fire is used throughout the novel. Write an essay in which you explore how the different fires create an impact upon the social landscape of these characters.
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