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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 do Gbessa and Maisy go while Henry and Gerald stay in Monrovia?
(a) Marshall Islands.
(b) Maryland County.
(c) Sinou County.
(d) Ringhold Island.

2. How is Sia killed?
(a) By a knife.
(b) By a bullet.
(c) By drowning.
(d) By a spear.

3. Why does Norman want Clay in Part IV?
(a) To write something down.
(b) To trade with the villagers.
(c) For makeup.
(d) To plant some trees.

4. Who is the woman June Dey likes when he and Norman are held captive in the village?
(a) Khati.
(b) Safua.
(c) Ria.
(d) Sia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gbessa think of on her wedding day?

2. Where is the Hunters' house?

3. What does Gbessa's captor do to her that causes her great pain?

4. What is Mrs. Johnson's first name?

5. What does Norman teach June Dey to do in order to survive more easily?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gbessa react to Norman and June Dey at first?

2. What does Maisy insist on doing to Gbessa's hair?

3. How does Norman Aragon get to Monrovia?

4. What sight greets Norman in a ravaged village in Part III that changes the way he thinks about using his gift?

5. What secret does Gbessa tell Maisy when they get to know each other?

6. What feeling do Norman, June Dey, and Gbessa all share during the brief time they are all together in Part III?

7. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

8. What is the relationship between Mrs. Johnson and Maisy like?

9. Where does Gbessa end up after her ordeal on the slave ship?

10. Why is Ms. Ernestine upset at the Johnson's banquet?

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