2. Why does Maisy tell Gbessa she does not believe Gbessa is cursed?
(a) She knows Gbessa would know how to ward off any curses.
(b) She is Christian.
(c) She does not believe in superstition.
(d) She does not believe God would curse women, only men.

3. What do the women in the village in Part IV do to Norman and June Dey?
(a) Crown them kings.
(b) Poison them.
(c) Set them loose in the dangerous forest.
(d) Put them in an improvised jail.

4. Whose household does Gbessa eventually go to for work?
(a) The Palmers'.
(b) The Farmers'.
(c) The Singers'.
(d) The Hunters'.

5. What makes June Dey sick soon after he and Norman first meet?
(a) Poisonous plants.
(b) Spoiled meat.
(c) A spider bite.
(d) A snake bite.

6. Why are Gbessa and Henry's cousin alone in the house for a while together in Part IV?
(a) The others all go for a walk and run into trouble.
(b) The others go to church and get stuck in a storm there.
(c) The others are attacked on the beach.
(d) The others were called back to Monrovia for an emergency.

7. What does Gbessa's captor do to her that causes her great pain?
(a) Shoots her.
(b) Drags her by her hair and then stabs her.
(c) Brands her.
(d) Pokes her with needles.

8. What was the organization that contributed to the American majority's interest in ridding its cities of free Negroes?
(a) The American Colonization Society.
(b) The Monroe Society.
(c) The Quakers.
(d) The American Lincoln Project.

9. Who was Sia once married to?
(a) Henry.
(b) A missionary.
(c) Sam.
(d) Jackson.

10. Where does June Dey first land in Africa?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Mali.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Cape Mesurado.

11. What is one of the first things Maisy teaches Gbessa to do?
(a) Plant flowers.
(b) Clean.
(c) Cook.
(d) Sing.

12. Who is Henry's cousin that Marlene introduces Gbessa especially to?
(a) John Hunter.
(b) Jack Hunter.
(c) Marshall Tubman.
(d) Gerald Tubman.

13. Which friend of Mrs. Johnson's is quite impolite and severe?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Annie.

14. Who does Norman find and carry to safety in the road soon after he meets June Dey?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Maisy.
(d) Gbessa.

15. Why does Norman think he needs to keep helping the villagers who are under assault?
(a) It is what his father Callum would have wanted.
(b) It is what his mother Nanni would have wanted.
(c) It is what Cuffie would have wanted.
(d) It is what Henrietta would have wanted.