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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 Norman teach June Dey to do in order to survive more easily?
(a) Hunt deer.
(b) Pound papayas into food.
(c) Fish.
(d) Build a fire.

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

3. What attracts Marlene to her fiance at first?
(a) His ambition.
(b) His status in the community.
(c) His cooking skills.
(d) His good looks.

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

5. Who is Marlene's fiance's mother?
(a) Miss Henrietta.
(b) Miss Ernestine.
(c) Miss Jacobson.
(d) Miss Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Johnson's daugther?

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

3. Where does Norman wake up after being punched on the ship?

4. Where does June Dey suggest he and Norman travel in the beginning of Part IV?

5. Where does Norman end up after his journey on the ship?

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

3. What is the purpose of the Johnsons' ball?

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

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

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

7. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

8. Where had June Dey been trying to get to when he found himself bound for Africa?

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

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

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