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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Gbessa seem to have that allows her to get through her exile?
(a) She can sing beautifully.
(b) She can fly.
(c) She can shape-shift.
(d) She cannot seem to die.

2. Who is especially hurt by Mistress Emerson's abrupt selling of slaves to a neighboring plantation?
(a) Edith.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Nelsie.
(d) Henrietta.

3. What area does Callum think of as a source of Nanni's power?
(a) The windy peak.
(b) The beach.
(c) The desert.
(d) The waterfall.

4. What name do Darlene and the others give June Dey?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jesus.
(c) John.
(d) Moses.

5. What do the Vai women prepare for the visitors to eat in Part II?
(a) Bread.
(b) Greens.
(c) Beef and potatoes.
(d) Rice and chicken.

6. What kind of injury does Charlotte sustain in trying to help the young slave girl who is being whipped?
(a) An ankle injury.
(b) A head injury.
(c) A broken collarbone.
(d) An injured eye.

7. What tasks does Charlotte mostly work at?
(a) Field work.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Kitchen work.
(d) Washing clothes.

8. What does June Dey do with Darlene's body?
(a) He leaves it for Henrietta.
(b) He buries it.
(c) He floats it gently down the river.
(d) He burns it.

9. Which village is Gbessa from?
(a) Romano.
(b) Varia.
(c) Lai.
(d) Libera.

10. What kind of warrior is the most powerful in Gbessa's village?
(a) Poro.
(b) Moro.
(c) Horo.
(d) Storo.

11. What is Gbessa's tribe?
(a) Lai.
(b) Romano.
(c) Libera.
(d) Vai.

12. Who reminds Safua of Gbessa in Part II?
(a) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(b) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.
(c) Rena.
(d) The wind, merged with Charlotte.

13. Who is the spirit associated with the moon?
(a) Ol' Ma Rena.
(b) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(c) Ol' Ma Niapal.
(d) Ol' Pa Reinpoo.

14. Where does Nanni desperately want to travel?
(a) Britain.
(b) America.
(c) Spain.
(d) Freetown.

15. How old is Norman when he boards the ship?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Emerson having an affair with?

2. What helps Norman focus and hone his power?

3. Who looked after Khati following Gbessa's exile?

4. What lake is Gbessa's village near?

5. What is one name for the native Jamaicans that Callum Aragon is sent to oversee?

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