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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical significance does Anna's father have in Bamana?
(a) He is Bamana's first supreme court justice.
(b) He is Bamana's first ambassador to America.
(c) He is Bamana's first prime minister.
(d) He is Bamana's first health minister.

2. Where does Anna go to do research the week before traveling to meet Adrian?
(a) The Royal Society.
(b) The British Library.
(c) The London Library.
(d) The Guggenheim Library.

3. What group does Kofi found in 1971?
(a) The Leftist Profile.
(b) The Mining Rights Group.
(c) The Diamond Coast Liberation Group.
(d) The Fairford Seven.

4. What is the first question the divorce lawyer asks Anna in Chapter 3?
(a) If she really wants a divorce.
(b) How much money she has.
(c) If she has any living relatives besides her daughter.
(d) If she has gone on vacation lately.

5. What does Anna learn her father changed his name to once he moved back to Bamana?
(a) Kofi Adjei.
(b) Kojo Riko.
(c) Rofi Newo.
(d) Mumbwe Adiji.

6. What is the nickname for the area of the world Anna's father is originally from?
(a) The Diamond Coast.
(b) The Sankofa Grounds.
(c) The Coal Engine.
(d) The Grinder.

7. Whose address does Adrian give to Anna at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Henry James's.
(b) Rachel Sklarkson's.
(c) Helena James's.
(d) Thomas Phiri's.

8. What kind of profession did Rose briefly flirt with as a teenager?
(a) Law.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Landscaping.
(d) Modeling.

9. Who is one of Aunt Caryl's regular caregivers in Chapter 14?
(a) Maria.
(b) Blessing.
(c) Hettie.
(d) Helena.

10. In Chapter 12, what does Anna learn has happened to Thomas?
(a) He is working at the university.
(b) He moved back to Bamana.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is very sick in the hospital.

11. What connection does Anna's father originally have to Anna's mother's family?
(a) He is a pastor at their church.
(b) He is a housekeeper for the family.
(c) He is a tutor for the family.
(d) He is a boarder in Anna's grandfather's house.

12. What animal does Kofi say provided much-needed sustenance while he and others camped out in the bush?
(a) Mountain Lion.
(b) Armadillo.
(c) Antelope.
(d) Rat.

13. What does Robert bring for Anna in Chapter 9 when he comes to her house?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Lingerie.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Flowers.

14. What does Anna find in her mother's belongings that gives her great insight into her own father's life?
(a) Her father's diary.
(b) Her father's photo album.
(c) Her father's thesis.
(d) Her father's letters to her mother.

15. What is Anna's daughter's name?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Rose.
(d) Helena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna want to do with the money she gets from her mother's flat?

2. What is Anna's grandfather's name?

3. What is the name of Anna's father's friend Thomas's wife?

4. What is the capital of Bamana?

5. In Chapter 9, where has Anna recently returned from?

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