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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. When was Anna's father released from prison in Bamana?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1990.

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

3. What is Anna's father's birth country?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Bamana.

4. What does Anna's aunt compare women to in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Birch Trees.
(c) Tea bags.
(d) Shoes.

5. Why is Adrian upset with Anna at the end of their visit?
(a) She told him she did not believe his own work.
(b) She stole money from him.
(c) She did not tell him upfront she was Francis's daughter.
(d) She told him she is not going to contact Francis, no matter what.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical significance does Anna's father have in Bamana?

2. What does Anna realize she is embarrassed about telling Thomas's wife about?

3. Where did Anna go on her first date with her husband?

4. What brought Anna's father to London originally?

5. What does Anna unwittingly do when she is having her Bamanian paperwork processed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Robert and Rose know about Anna's father?

2. In Chapter 9, how does Anna react when Robert comes to her house with flowers?

3. Why does Adrian Bennett suspect that Anna wants to meet Kofi?

4. Why does Anna want to go see Adrian Bennett?

5. Why does Anna really want her mother's flat to sell in Chapter 13?

6. How does Anna begin to learn about what Francis did after leaving England?

7. What influence did Melenik seem to have on Francis Aggrey?

8. How does Anna first find Francis Aggrey's diary?

9. What does a researcher at the library tell Anna about Kofi Adjei, which Francis Aggrey changed his name to?

10. What precipitates Anna's separation from her husband Robert?

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