Nana

Nana is the matriarch of the Pezant family. She feels it is her duty to keep the family together, to keep the old ways alive and make sure this knowledge is passed on from generation to generation. Take this brief quiz to see what you learned from the film.

1. Where are the Sea Islands of the South, and how far away from the
    mainland are these islands?

    2. What is the Gullah language and where did it come from?

    3. Who is Bilal Mohammed and where did he come from?

    4. In the opening scenes, two woman are thrusting a pole up and down,
        what are they doing and why?

    5. What is floating in the swamp at Ibo Landing and why?
         What does it represent?

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