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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Mary and Belinda communicate with one another using what method?
(a) Video call.
(b) Telegraph.
(c) Phone call.
(d) Mail.

2. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?
(a) She cannot look away from it.
(b) She forces herself to look at it.
(c) She cannot look at it.
(d) She can only look at it for brief moments at a time.

3. Which character does Belinda expect will be waiting for her at the airport in London?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Nana.
(c) Amma.
(d) Aunty.

4. What is the big change to which Belinda refers when discussing her mother's reaction?
(a) Her mother had gotten pregnant.
(b) Her mother lost one of her three jobs.
(c) Her father sent a letter stating he could no longer pay Belinda's school fees.
(d) There was no longer any clean water to drink in the village.

5. What mode of transportation do Amma and Belinda use to get from the airport to Nana's house?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Bus.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Train.

6. Who helps Mary come up with an alter ego who will help her pretend that she loves her work and life?
(a) Aunty.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Doctor Otuo.

7. When Belinda becomes uncomfortable with Amma's story about a beating, she steers the conversation to what subject?
(a) Music.
(b) Food.
(c) History.
(d) Art.

8. Amma had first met Roisin at a seminar offered for what type of student?
(a) Gifted.
(b) Gay.
(c) Dyslexic.
(d) Challenged.

9. Amma recalls that she had closed the trinket box long ago on which day of the week?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

10. How many days after parting from one another do Mary and Belinda first communicate again?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

11. What dish are Belinda and Mary cooking together when Mary relates the tradition about the egg?
(a) Sa.
(b) Eto.
(c) Aane.
(d) Kyew.

12. Belinda thinks to herself that school means what?
(a) Sitting up straight.
(b) Rules.
(c) Boys.
(d) Power.

13. When Mary is able to finally pit an avocado with only her knife, she suggests that she and Belinda go to what location to celebrate?
(a) The garden.
(b) The library.
(c) The patio.
(d) The conservatory.

14. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?
(a) Her usage of English slang.
(b) Her usage of formal English.
(c) Her usage of English.
(d) Her usage of Twi.

15. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?
(a) Their medical care.
(b) Their amount of leisure time.
(c) Their ornate clothing.
(d) Their clean water.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing Belinda's story about a man in Ghana, Amma tells her own story about a memory she has from what stage of her life?

2. When Belinda goes shopping for new clothing, what object reminds her of Mary?

3. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?

4. From whose perspective is Chapter 12 narrated?

5. In what sort of location is Belinda taken shopping for a new clothing?

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