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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 Norman and June Dey travel together?
(a) The north of France.
(b) The American south.
(c) The west coast of Mali.
(d) The inland kingdoms of the coast.

2. Where is the Hunters' house?
(a) Sinou.
(b) Ghania.
(c) Goublina.
(d) Mali.

3. Who does Gbessa think of on her wedding day?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Safua.
(c) Ol' Ma Famatta.
(d) Khati.

4. How did Maisy's adoptive parents die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Dengue Fever.
(c) Flu.
(d) Malaria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Norman not want to leave the village of women in Part IV when June Dey suggests this?

2. Who was in the hiding place with June Dey, Gbessa, and Norman one night?

3. What does Norman see in Part IV that appalls and sickens him?

4. What language do Gbessa and Maisy speak to each other?

5. Who attacks the village where Sia lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the women Norman and June Dey encounter in the forest eventually imprison the two men in their village?

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

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

4. What happens to Gbessa during an assault on one of the villages by the French?

5. What does Gbessa think when she first sees Marlene Johnson, and how does Marlene react?

6. How does Norman Aragon get to Monrovia?

7. What changes Gbessa's situation and makes it so she must leave the Johnson's and Maisy?

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

9. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

10. Why does Norman help Gbessa when he finds her on the road?

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