Characters
Define Linguistics
What is the scientific study of language and its structure
Who is known as “the beauty” of her village?
Who is Effia
Child of James and Amma, who seeks refuge with a white missionary in hopes of finding a better life but instead meets tragedy at a river
Who is Abena?
This West Africa fortress, once used to imprison slaves, is the final setting Marcus and Marjorie visit to connect with their shared history.
-What is Cape Coast Castle?
Esi- Esi was taken, beaten, and chained. These past- tense, passive verbs describe what was done to her.
- What is the Passive Voice
Define Syntax
What is the arrangement of words and phrases that form sentences in a language
Who was captured during a village raid and kept locked up underneath Cape Coast Castle?
Who is Esi?
What is Akua haunted by in her dreams?
What is dreams of fire?
Bonus 100 if guessed guilt from past
This object, passed down Effia's lineage, is eventually handed to Marcus, symbolizing memeory, survival, and connection.
What is the black stone necklace?
James- Complete this comparative sentence using correct grammar:
"James was more conflicted than ___ about running from his family's legacy."
-Who is Quey?
Define Onomatopoeia
What is a word that imitates or sounds like the noise it describes
Effia is forced to marry this British governor, who works at Cape Coast Castle. What is his name?
Who is James Collin
Who becomes a history teacher in Ghana and carries the physical and emotional scars of their mother’s past?
Who is Yaw?
These two characters, representing the two separate branches of the family, finally meet at the end of the novel, symbolizing generationa; healing.
Who are Marcus and Marjorie?
Quey- Rewrite this sentence to correct the subject- verb agreement:
"Quey, along with his father and advisors, make decisions for the trade deals."
-What is: Quey, along with his father and advisors, makes decisions for the trade deals?
Define Lexicon
What is the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
Effia’s people are allied with the British and participate in this trade that brings them wealth and power.
What is the slave trade
Where does Willie migrate to escape the South?
Where is Harlem?
These two natural elements- one ties to Marcus, one ties to Marjorie- Symboloze ancestoral fear, trauma, and the chatacters' journey toward healing.
What are water and fire?
Ness- Identify the type of dependent clause in this sentence:
"Ness cried silently as the whip struck her back again."
-What is an adverbial clause?
Define Rhetoric
What is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
What was the necklace called that was passed down through generations?
What is the “black stone” necklace
Which descendant of Esi physically recovers her black stone?
None, They don’t recover it. As Esi's black stone is lost, the stone from Effia's side is latter shared with Esi's descendant.
By the end of the nove, this word- also the title comes to represent both a spiritual reture and a literal journey toward ancestral understanding?
What is "Homegoing"?