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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 7, Mary and Belinda communicate with one another using what method?
2. Who decides that Belinda needs new clothing once she arrives at the Otuos' residence?
3. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?
4. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?
5. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Amma's cigarette butt that she leaves behind a couch cushion?
2. How does Belinda succeed in calming Amma down when she has begun to sob during the visualization exercise?
3. What negative aspects of Mary's presence seem to affect Belinda?
4. What change in narrative perspective occurs at the start of Chapter 6?
5. Describe Donkor's use of allusion within Chapter 9.
6. What are the positive aspects that Belinda will miss about Mary?
7. What element of the burial scene in the prologue most upsets Belinda?
8. Who is Amma and in what ways does she act as a foil to Belinda?
9. What is the main source of Belinda's anxiety during the shopping trip on which Nana takes her?
10. What sort of coping mechanism does Belinda herself long to use after she is "attacked" (80) with Amma's teddy bear?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of dissatisfaction and acceptance function within Housegirl and what is Donkor’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Donkor’s novel from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does the novel suggest hold the most meaning and with which of its themes do these beliefs dovetail?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of control within Housegirl. What is Donkor’s message regarding control and how do you know?
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