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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Dominique born?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) London.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Leeds.

2. Where is Marcus's family from?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Kenya.

3. Who was Penelope Halifax's first husband?
(a) Jason.
(b) Giles.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Ronald.

4. In the opening of Chapter 2, Carole is heading to a meeting with a new client that is based where?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Paris.

5. Where did Bummi and Kofi go for their honeymoon?
(a) Wolverhampton.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) Scilly Isles.
(d) Paris.

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

7. When was Amma's mother born?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1939.

8. Where did Kofi own a house when he began working for Bummi?
(a) Wolverhampton.
(b) Deptford.
(c) Islington.
(d) Herne Hill.

9. Who among Amma's cast is described in Chapter 1 as having turned from a hopeful actress into a "spoilt little prima donna who ordered her director to pop out and fetch her a caramel latte a couple of weeks ago" (5)?
(a) Eva.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Anna Maria.
(d) Simone.

10. Where did Freddy tell Carole he was raised in a villa?
(a) Islington.
(b) Peckham.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Suffolk.

11. Who was Penelope Halifax's second husband?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Jack.
(d) Michael.

12. Who was the woman that helped Carole in school and assisted in getting her into college?
(a) Mrs. Richmond.
(b) Mrs. King.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Wilson.

13. How old was Dominique when she moved to London?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 22.

14. What were Brian's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather?
(a) Bakers.
(b) Fishmongers.
(c) Goldsmiths.
(d) Bankers.

15. Where is Waris from?
(a) Peckham.
(b) Islington.
(c) Wolverhampton.
(d) Deptford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amma's mother's name?

2. What had Bummi's father been doing when he was killed?

3. Where does Yazz live in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of sessions does Roland undergo monthly to counteract "academic hunchback syndrome" (45)?

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

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