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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who looked after Khati following Gbessa's exile?

2. How does Norman board the ship?

3. What do the Vai women prepare for the visitors to eat in Part II?

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

5. What does Dey show Charlotte in the cemetery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What refrain does Gbessa say repeatedly to herself?

2. Who is the only one in the village that shows kindness to Gbessa, and why does this person do so?

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

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

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

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

7. What is Darlene's big secret?

8. Why are Khati and Gbessa treated as outcasts in Lai?

9. What does the Master order to happen to Darlene that traumatizes her?

10. Who takes Norman in after Nanni's death, and how do these people treat him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the major features and examples of Moore's use of magical realism throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the intent behind the American Colonization Society's actions in establishing the settlements on Monrovia? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the reader's perception of Darlene Emerson change from when the reader sees Darlene through Charlotte's eyes and when the reader begins to understand who Darlene is more from June Dey's perspective? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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