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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Georgie die?
(a) She was killed in a car accident.
(b) She hanged herself.
(c) She was shot in a drive-by.
(d) She fell from a balcony.

2. What is the name of Carole's mother?
(a) Grace.
(b) Bummi.
(c) Hattie.
(d) GG.

3. What aunt of LaTisha's came to help out with the family after LaTisha's father abandoned the family?
(a) Angie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Anna.
(d) Regina.

4. What was the name of Bummi's father?
(a) Roger.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Moses.
(d) Jack.

5. Who is described as the star of the film Pink Flamingos in Chapter 1?
(a) Ellen Thomas.
(b) James Estan.
(c) Divine.
(d) Rosewater.

6. Who was Carole's friend that had a party where Carole was sexually assaulted?
(a) Latoya.
(b) Yara.
(c) LaTisha.
(d) Anisha.

7. What is the name of Amma's father?
(a) Gbenga.
(b) Kwabena.
(c) Michael.
(d) Alexander.

8. How old were Amma and Shirley when they became friends?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

9. How old is Yazz described as in Chapter 1?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 16.

10. Where was Amma's father working as a journalist before coming to London?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Ghana.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Nigeria.

11. What musical instrument does Lakshmi play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Violin.

12. Where did Bummi earn her degree from the Department of Mathematics?
(a) The University of Cairo.
(b) The University of Ibadan.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) The University of London.

13. With whom did LaTisha's father run away when he left his family?
(a) Leticia.
(b) Marva.
(c) Anna.
(d) LaToya.

14. What bridge does Carole view from her window at work?
(a) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(b) The George Washington Bridge.
(c) The Millennium Bridge.
(d) The Big Ben Bridge.

15. From what narrative perspective is the novel related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did LaTisha's father go after he left his wife and children?

2. Who was the owner of the building in King's Cross that let his tenants live there for free if they kept it up?

3. Into what field did Marcus enter after university?

4. Where was Amma's mother born?

5. Where did Penelope Halifax live when Bummi took her on as her first client in her new business?

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