Reading Quiz - Ness

Who is Ness’s parent?

• Effia

• Esi

• Quey

• James

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Who is TimTam?

• Pinkys father

• The field Forman

• The head house slave

• Ness’s husband

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Why is Ness brought out of the field to work in the house?

•  She was pregnat 

•  She was weak from sunstroke

•  She was too pretty

•  She was good with children

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Why was Ness sent out of the house back to the fields?

• Because she yelled at a child

• Because she broke a plate

• Because Tom Allan’s wife was jealous

• Because she had scars on her back

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 Why do the other slaves not like Ness

•  Ness can speak her Twi and English

•  They Believe Tom Allan gives her special attention

•  They Believe Ness thinks she is better than everyone else

•  TimTam makes them work overtime to get back at Ness

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 Why does TimTam rush into the wemons caben?

•  To create a ruse to effect/scare Pinky

•  To save Pinky's life

•  To save Ness life

•  To create a ruse to effect/scare Ness

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 What ailment has beset Pinky?

• Pinky has consumption 

• Pinky doesn't talk and has hiccups 

• Pinky has rabies

• Pinky has dementia

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 Who does Tom Jr. attack?

•  Ness

• Timtam

• Mary

•  Pinky

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 After the event with Tom Jr. Ness has a dream about what?

• Fire

•  A black stone

•  Her mother 

•  A man named Sam 

What happened to Ness’s son?

•  He died in child birth

•  He died while running away 

•  He was sold to another plantation

•  He was left in with Aku

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