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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. What brought Anna's father to London originally?

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

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

4. When was Anna's father released from prison in Bamana?

5. What work did Anna once do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Francis Aggrey go on to do in his home country of Bamana after leaving England?

4. Why does Adrian Bennett get angry with Anna after reading all of Francis's diary?

5. Why has Anna never met her father?

6. What began the romance between Bronwen and Francis Aggrey?

7. Why does Anna worry about Rose often?

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

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

10. What was Francis Aggrey's experience as a young Black man in London in 1969?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Anna's first impressions of her father, Francis Aggrey, that she gleans from his journal? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Anna think Katherine is the person she ends up calling when she is most in distress? Why do you think this is the case, when Anna has far closer relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are Anna's feelings about motherhood, and about her own experience as a mother to Rose? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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