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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Amma picks Belinda up from the airport in London, what preemptive comment does Amma make to Belinda?
(a) She says she knows her hair is messy and that she likes it.
(b) She says that she is aware that Belinda is probably hungry.
(c) She says that she knows she smells bad but that she did not have time to shower.
(d) She says that Belinda cannot borrow any of her clothes.

3. What quality of a particular singer's voice does Amma name when she explains her affinity to Belinda?
(a) Its reverberation.
(b) Its ethereal nature.
(c) Its stoic nature.
(d) Its haunting nature.

4. In Chapter 6, Amma attends a party thrown by whom?
(a) Helena.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Max.
(d) Belinda.

5. Whom does Amma consider to be her best friend?
(a) Roisin.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Mary.
(d) Helena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Mary come up with an alter ego who will help her pretend that she loves her work and life?

2. Nana suggests that Belinda tell Amma to help her get to and from what location each day?

3. 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?

4. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?

5. When Belinda attended school in Adurubaa, how did she always perform when test results were announced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mary's perspective on karma?

2. What element of the burial scene in the prologue most upsets Belinda?

3. What is the symbolism of the oily rag?

4. What part of Amma's privilege frustrates her?

5. How does Belinda succeed in calming Amma down when she has begun to sob during the visualization exercise?

6. Describe Donkor's use of allusion within Chapter 9.

7. What sort of coping mechanism does Belinda herself long to use after she is "attacked" (80) with Amma's teddy bear?

8. Who is Amma and in what ways does she act as a foil to Belinda?

9. What contrast does Belinda see between Amma's appearance and her scent?

10. What sort of coping mechanism does Belinda suggest as a remedy for Mary's unhappiness?

(see the answer keys)

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