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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose car have Darling and her friends taken in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Kristal's mother's car.
(b) Marina's mother's car.
(c) Darling's mother's car.
(d) Aunt Fostalina's car.

2. What is the year of death listed on the grave in "For Real"?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2008.

3. How long ago did Darling begin working at a housecleaner in "My America"?
(a) Two weeks ago.
(b) Two days ago.
(c) One week ago
(d) Two years ago.

4. Why do the women suggest the groom has married the bride when they gossip in the restroom in "Wedding"?
(a) Because her father ordered it.
(b) Because she is wealthy.
(c) Because she is beautiful.
(d) To become a U.S. citizen.

5. What fruit does Darling eat that reminds her of home in "Angel"?
(a) A guava.
(b) A persimmon.
(c) An apple.
(d) A banana.

6. Who does Tshaka Zulu attack with a spear in "My America"?
(a) A bank guard.
(b) A pizza delivery guy.
(c) A mailman.
(d) A police officer.

7. Who worked the fields of Botswana for nine months in order to emigrate from his home country?
(a) Zuze.
(b) Bastard.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) Ngo.

8. What DVD does Darling look at with a picture that looks like Nelson Mandela on the cover in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Invictus.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Salt.
(d) Out of Africa.

9. Who is the mother of the bereaved at the funeral in "For Real"?
(a) Mgcini.
(b) MaDube.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) Zuze.

10. Darling describes the snow as being as white as what in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Eyeballs.
(b) Clean teeth.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Cotton fields.

11. Who is the owner of the house that Darling cleans for in "My America"?
(a) William.
(b) Mark.
(c) James.
(d) Eliot.

12. Who is Marina's next-door neighbor?
(a) Mr. Gono.
(b) Mr. Zuni.
(c) Mr. Anderson.
(d) Mr. Harris.

13. What color suit is the groom wearing in "Wedding"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

14. In what year was the bereaved born in "For Real"?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1977.

15. To whom does Darling describe her mother taking her get her to smoke from a gourd before she left for America in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Nosizi.
(b) MotherLove.
(c) Vodloza.
(d) Mgcini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darling describe Aunt Fostalina doing while watching TV in "Destroyedmichygen"?

2. Who is the translator that translates the messages from the groom's family in "Wedding"?

3. What grade is Darling finishing in school in “This Film Contains Some Disturbing Images”?

4. Of what celebrity does Darling say in “Hitting Crossroads," "I know that she can go anywhere in the world and get a baby wherever she wants"?

5. Who is the "fat black pig" from the passport office that several women slept with in order to leave Zimbabwe, according to the narrator in "How They Lived"?

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