Homegoing Quizzes

Homegoing Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of Homegoing?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chinua Achebe

Madeline Cohen

Yaa Gyasi
2 Where was Effia born?
Asanteland

Cape Coast

Alabama

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

Cobbe

Maame

Baaba
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 was ugly

She dropped a pot of water

She dropped her baby brother

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

Effia

Adwoa

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

Adwoa

Fiifi

Cobbe
8 What does Baaba instruct Effia to do when she menstruates for the first time?
Propose marriage to a British soldier

Tell only Abeeku Badu

Tell only Baaba

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

James Collins

Fiifi

Abeeku Badu
10 What does Baaba give to Effia before she leaves for the Castle?
A fertility charm

Food for her journey

A black stone

A letter written in English to show to her new husband
11 What does Effia hide under James's bed before they have sex?
A black stone

Cocoa beans

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 does not want to go to England

She gets a mysterious illness

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

Cape Coast

Fanteland

Alabama
14 Who is Esi's best friend in the dungeon?
Effia

Anansi

Tansi

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

Big Man

Slave Man

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

Maame

Mary

Effia
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 small book

A necklace

A knife

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

In a cave

Under a pile of dead leaves

Up a tree
20 Who hits Esi when she and the other Asante are being held in a Fante village?
Governor James

Effia

Abeeku Badu

Fiifi
21 What does Esi think is a sign that something bad is coming?
A red sky

Hearing a baby cry

A black stone

A white man smiling
22 Who is Quey's mother?
Maame

Effia

Baaba

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

England

Fanteland

Asanteland
24 Where was Quey sent away for education?
England

Asanteland

The Cape Coast Castle

Fanteland
25 What is the name of Quey's friend who invites him to visit?
Abeeku Badu

Cudjo

Fiifi

James

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