Homegoing Quizzes

Homegoing Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of Homegoing?
Madeline Cohen

Chinua Achebe

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Yaa Gyasi
2 Where was Effia born?
Asanteland

Cape Coast

Alabama

Fanteland
3 What is the name of Effia's father?
Fiifi

Cobbe

Baaba

Maame
4 What happened on the night Effia was born?
There was a flood

Her father died

Her mother died

There was a fire
5 Why did Baaba first beat Effia?
She dropped a pot of water

She was ugly

She insulted her father

She dropped her baby brother
6 Who was the first person from Effia's village to marry a British soldier?
Esi

Fiifi

Effia

Adwoa
7 Who is next in line to be chief of Effia's village?
Fiifi

Adwoa

Cobbe

Abeeku Badu
8 What does Baaba instruct Effia to do when she menstruates for the first time?
Tell only Baaba

Propose marriage to a British soldier

Tell only Abeeku Badu

Go into the woods and hide
9 What is the name of Effia's husband?
Fiifi

Abeeku Badu

Cobbe Otcher

James Collins
10 What does Baaba give to Effia before she leaves for the Castle?
Food for her journey

A fertility charm

A letter written in English to show to her new husband

A black stone
11 What does Effia hide under James's bed before they have sex?
Cocoa beans

A black stone

A large root

A letter from his wife and children
12 Why does Effia travel back to her village after becoming pregnant?
Her father is dying

She gets a mysterious illness

She does not want to go to England

She wants to find out who her real mother is
13 Where is Esi from?
Fanteland

Cape Coast

Alabama

Asanteland
14 Who is Esi's best friend in the dungeon?
Anansi

Tansi

Effia

Kwasi Nnuro
15 What did people call Esi's father?
Big Man

Warrior Man

Slave Man

Crazy Man
16 What does Esi's family call their new house girl?
Maame

Effia

Mary

Abronoma
17 How are Esi and Effia related?
Esi is Effia's real mother

Effia is Esi's real mother

They are full sisters

They are half-sisters
18 What does Maame give Esi when the girl runs into the forest?
A knife

A black stone

A small book

A necklace
19 Where does Esi try to hide from the warriors?
In the chief's hut

Up a tree

Under a pile of dead leaves

In a cave
20 Who hits Esi when she and the other Asante are being held in a Fante village?
Abeeku Badu

Fiifi

Effia

Governor James
21 What does Esi think is a sign that something bad is coming?
A white man smiling

A red sky

A black stone

Hearing a baby cry
22 Who is Quey's mother?
Effia

Esi

Baaba

Maame
23 Where was Quey raised as a young child?
The Cape Coast Castle

Fanteland

England

Asanteland
24 Where was Quey sent away for education?
Fanteland

Asanteland

England

The Cape Coast Castle
25 What is the name of Quey's friend who invites him to visit?
Abeeku Badu

Cudjo

James

Fiifi

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