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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Callum Aragon from?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) Britain.
(d) France.

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

3. Who died the day Darlene was supposed to have an abortion?
(a) Mr. Emerson.
(b) Dey.
(c) Robert.
(d) Nathan.

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

5. Who is Gbessa's mother?
(a) Khati.
(b) Christiana.
(c) Rena.
(d) Ol' Ma Nyanpoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are sisters on the plantation Charlotte works on?

2. Why is the new male slave brought to Charlotte's shack in Part I?

3. Who is the Missus's daughter at the Emerson Plantation?

4. What area of the island do the sailors tell Callum not to venture to alone?

5. Who kills a cat, committing a serious taboo, in Gbessa's village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gbessa encounter in the road in Part I that nearly kills her?

2. What happens to Charlotte at Emerson's plantation that she thinks accounts for other slaves shunning her?

3. Why is Gbessa banished from Lai for a second time?

4. Why does Khati try to delay Gbessa's birth?

5. Why is Edith so hurt when the plantation starts breaking up into pieces?

6. Why do Darlene and Master Emerson have a terrible fight?

7. Why does Callum shoot at both Nanni and Norman?

8. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

9. What is Darlene's big secret?

10. Why is Mistress Emerson so fixated on the skin color of June Dey?

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