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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about the chores that gives Gbessa joy?
(a) She likes earning money.
(b) She has always wanted to learn how to cook.
(c) She had never been asked or invited to help other women in her own village.
(d) She loves to see things looking so clean.

2. What is one thing Norman eats a lot of in the jungle?
(a) Papayas.
(b) Tamarinds.
(c) Breadfruits.
(d) Oranges.

3. Who attacks the village where Sia lives?
(a) The Monrovians.
(b) The British.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The French.

4. Who does Gbessa marry?
(a) Gerald Tubman.
(b) Arnold Palmer.
(c) Henry Hunter.
(d) Jack Marshall.

5. Who comes to the leaders of Liberia to warn them of impending attacks?
(a) Elijah and Ezekiel.
(b) John and Mark.
(c) Isaac and Marshall.
(d) Luke and Matthew.

6. What does Norman give to Gbessa as they walk through the jungle?
(a) A breadfruit.
(b) A flower.
(c) A pineapple.
(d) A bird.

7. What language do Gbessa and Maisy speak to each other?
(a) French.
(b) Monrovian.
(c) Vai.
(d) Spanish.

8. What does Gbessa think when she first sees Marlene?
(a) Marlene is a farmer.
(b) Marlene is a queen.
(c) Marlene is a lawyer.
(d) Marlene is a ghost.

9. Who is Marlene's closest friend?
(a) Jane.
(b) Anna.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

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

12. Where had June Dey been trying to get when he missed the stop on his ship?
(a) Germany.
(b) New York.
(c) France.
(d) England.

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

14. What is Mrs. Johnson's first name?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Alice.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Darlene.

15. What are the women June Dey and Norman come upon in the woods doing when they come upon the women?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Painting.
(c) Gathering water.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a drawback to the American Colonization Society leaving Monrovia?

2. What did Henry's cousin used to do for a living in America?

3. How did Maisy's adoptive parents die?

4. What is one difficulty for Gbessa, June Dey, and Norman when they first meet?

5. What does Maisy tell Gbessa she should not do because she is a woman?

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