Homegoing Quiz

Take our free Homegoing quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

What is the most likely explanation for Cudjo’s disappearance? (from Part 1, Chapter 3 )

He wanted to be married to Nana Yaa himself, and resented her being given to Quey.

He was killed or captured in battle.

He inflicted the fatal wound on Fiifi and was afraid of tribal justice.

He realized that there was no hope of any kind of relationship with Quey, and stayed away.

How does Akua’s mother die? (from Part 2, Chapter 2)

She drowns while being baptized by a Christian missionary determined to “save” her.

She dies while giving birth.

She drowns while being baptized by an African priestess determined to wash her clean of her relationships with Christians.

She dies while fighting in a rebellion.

Why is Jo’s eighth child nicknamed “H”? (from Part 1, Chapter 6)

“H” is short for “Whoever.”

His first seven children have names starting with “G.”

His first seven children have names starting with the first seven letters of the alphabet.

“H” is short for “Heaven.”

James is determined that his marriage is not going to be like the marriage of which couple? (from Part 1, Chapter 5)

That of his grandparents on his mother’s side.

That of his parents.

That of his grandparents on his father’s side.

That of Akosua’s parents.

When the tour guide makes his comment about people living in the upstairs part of the Castle not having any idea what is going on in the dungeons beneath their feet, what aspect / situation from earlier in the novel is clearly evoked? (from Part 2, Chapter 7)

The experience of Effia living downstairs in the dungeon while her half-sister Esi lived upstairs in relative luxury.

The experience of Abena living a life of relative poverty while her father James lived a life of relative luxury.

The experience of Effia living upstairs in luxury while her half-sister Esi lived downstairs in the dungeon.

The experience of Kojo living in relative poverty while his wife Anna worked in a home of relative luxury.