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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. In Chapter 12, what does Anna learn has happened to Thomas?

2. Where does Anna decide to travel to meet with Adrian?

3. Why does Anna's father quickly go back to his country of birth in Chapter 4?

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

5. What object is Adrian most interested in and excited about that Anna brings to him in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna think of church when she goes with Katherine?

2. Why has Anna never met her father?

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

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

5. What is Anna's Aunt Caryl like in terms of personality?

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

7. Who does Anna find out that Francis Aggrey briefly dated before becoming involved with her mother?

8. What does Anna find out about Francis Aggrey and Bamana that shocks her?

9. How does Adrian Bennett react when Anna brings him Francis Aggrey's diary?

10. Why does Anna worry about Rose often?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some specific experiences of racism that Anna remembers from growing up as a mixed-race female in London throughout the 1970s and 1980s? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kofi Adjei react to Anna's blunt criticisms of his past actions and the current state of Bamana? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Kofi Adjei contrive to have Anna put in jail when she tries to depart Bamana for England, and how does Anna eventually find out he is the one behind her detainment? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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