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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 does Anna drink during her second meeting with Kofi?

2. Why does Anna feel sorry for Kofi in Chapter 21?

3. Which of Kofi's others daughters besides Anna is an artist?

4. Who runs the place where Marcellina and Anna go for food and drink in Chapter 23?

5. What does Kofi tell Anna to keep in mind regarding the worse things she has read about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Afua greet Anna initially?

2. What does Kofi ask Anna to remember when she acknowledges that she has heard bad things about his conduct as president?

3. Why does Anna not tell anyone - except for Adrian Bennett - who her father really is in Bamana?

4. Why does Anna tell people on the street in Bamana she is not an "obroni?"

5. In Chapter 22, what does seeing the crocodiles at feeding time seem to symbolize for Anna?

6. In Chapter 23, what is the purpose of Kofi's congress with the people?

7. Who does Anna meet in Bamana when she arrives, and why?

8. What does Anna think of the lodgings in Gbadolite?

9. How does Anna's first meeting with Kofi go?

10. What does Anna think about Ken when she meets him on the plane after seeing him when she gets her visa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Once Anna begins to learn more about Kofi Adjei's rise to power and his actions while he was Bamana's leader, what does she think about the more disturbing parts of his history? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Kofi Adjei's initial reaction to Anna's revelation that she is his daughter affect the course of the rest of their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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