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1. Where is the narrator’s childhood home?

Alabama.

2. In Chapter 1, where was Gifty staying while her mother healed?

Ghana.

3. What family member did Gifty stay with in Chapter 1?

Her aunt.

4. What did Gifty and her aunt try to sell in the market in Ghana?

Knock-off Handbags.

5. Where is Gifty living when her mother comes to stay with her at the beginning of the novel?

California.

6. What does Gifty purchase to use to cook her mother Ghanaian food?

A deep fryer.

7. At what university is Gifty’s lab in Chapter 2?

Stanford.

8. What does Gifty apologize for when she and her mother arrive at her apartment?

The mess.

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