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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. What does Nanni tell Norman to remember?
(a) He is a son of the kings.
(b) He has a gift too.
(c) He can not die.
(d) He is a son of the sea.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazes Darlene when June Dey is an infant?

2. What area does Callum think of as a source of Nanni's power?

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

4. How old is Norman when he boards the ship?

5. Which village is Gbessa from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How and when does June Dey's superhuman strength become apparent?

4. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

5. In reality, why do all the other slaves ignore Charlotte Emerson?

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

7. How does Callum Aragon treat Nanni at first?

8. What do the Lai villagers call Gbessa?

9. What do Gbessa and some of the other Lai villagers associate the appearance of the moon with?

10. Who ends up taking care of June Dey and why?

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