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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. What thoughts go hand-in-hand from Gbessa's past in her mind in Part IV?

2. Which friend of Mrs. Johnson's is quite impolite and severe?

3. Who was Sia once married to?

4. What was the organization that contributed to the American majority's interest in ridding its cities of free Negroes?

5. Who is Marlene's fiance's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Norman describe his father to June Dey?

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

3. How do Norman and June Dey begin helping tribes who are being killed and traumatized by the French?

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

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

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

7. How does Maisy treat Gbessa?

8. How does Gerald Tubman feel about Gbessa?

9. What does Mr. Johnson say to rally the crowd at his house in Part IV?

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

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

At the very end of the novel, Gbessa, Norman, and June Dey are all reunited to fight for the future of Liberia on the beach, and they are outnumbered against the French. Even so, Gbessa is confident of her "resurrection." Write an essay explaining the significance of this battle and of the reuniting of the three protagonists at this moment in the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the nature of Maisy's and Gbessa's relationship. Why does Maisy's kindness mean so much to Gbessa at that particular time in Gbessa's life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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