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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mary is upset when Belinda waits how many days after the party to call her at Aunty and Uncle's house?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 7,

2. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
(a) A framed collage.
(b) A framed painting.
(c) A framed drawing.
(d) A framed photograph.

3. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?
(a) Coronation Street.
(b) Brookside.
(c) Footballers' Wives.
(d) Fawlty Towers.

4. Chapter 26 finds Amma waiting to meet whom?
(a) Nana.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Helena.
(d) Mary.

5. How old was Amma when she secretly watched her mother Nana's reaction to an onscreen kiss?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 9 or 10.

6. When Chapter 19 begins, both Amma and Belinda have come down with what malady?
(a) A cold.
(b) Strep throat.
(c) Mono.
(d) Influenza.

7. Amma asks her mother Nana in Chapter 17 if she may take which character to a party?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Helena.
(d) Max.

8. What object does one of the two young Jamaican women on the bus wave around as she shouts?
(a) A camera.
(b) A can of pepper spray.
(c) A knife.
(d) A lollipop.

9. Chapter 29 begins how many days after the end of Chapter 28?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

10. Chapter 25 begins how long after Chapter 24 ends?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 3 hours.

11. When Belinda is finished with a household task in Chapter 28, what action does she take before going to fetch Amma?
(a) She sneezes.
(b) She shouts.
(c) She cries.
(d) She faints.

12. What meal does Belinda consider to be Dr. Otuo's favorite?
(a) Light Bread.
(b) Light Soup.
(c) Light Casserole.
(d) Light Pie.

13. Belinda recalls that Mary had once told a woman frustrated by a puzzle that it was okay to have only what?
(a) Failures.
(b) Problems.
(c) Questions.
(d) Hardship.

14. Belinda describes Mary as "a friend who has a very big" what "inside of her" (146)?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Heart.
(c) Void.
(d) Light.

15. Which Shakespeare play does Belinda discuss with Amma when they are home sick together?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 28, Belinda brings Amma downstairs to help her clean which appliance as a means of reconciliation?

2. What type of transportation does Amma use on the day she decides to skip school in Chapter 29?

3. How many layers is Belinda wearing on the day when Amma makes fun of Belinda's amount of clothing?

4. At whose behest does Amma begin accompanying Belinda to Abacus College?

5. What nickname does Amma use to refer to her favorite teacher?

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