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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. Where do Darling and her friends find guavas to harvest in "Blak Power"?
(a) On Robert Street.
(b) On Mzilikazi Road.
(c) On Julius Street.
(d) On Masiyephambili Road.

2. How do the children respond when Sbho asks in "Hitting Budapest," "Who discovered the way to India?"
(a) "Christopher Columus."
(b) "Hernando Cortes."
(c) "Vasco da Gama."
(d) "Ferdinand Magellan."

3. Who had offered to take Darling's family across the border when all of the troubles began, according to Darling's father in "Shhhh"?
(a) MaS'banda.
(b) Nosizi.
(c) Mr. Gono.
(d) Mgcini.

4. What street do the children choose to steal fruits from in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Mzilikazi Road.
(b) Masiyephambili Road.
(c) Julius Street.
(d) Robert Street.

5. Who is the "short, light-skinned girl who took over MaDumane's husband when MaDumane went to be a housemaid?
(a) Nosizi.
(b) Stina.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) MotherLove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bastard take from the wall and play with when the children enter the white people's home in "Blak Power"?

2. From what narrative perspective is We Need New Names related?

3. What kind of car is the red car that enters the gate of the fancy estate in "Blak Power"?

4. What does Darling describe Bastard's fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?

5. How old is Chipo in "Hitting Budapest"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro's character described?

2. How is the interior of the white couple's home described in "Blak Power"?

3. From whose perspective is the narrative of We Need New Names related? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?

4. What happens when the white couple comes to the door in "Blak Power"?

5. What are the perceptions of the coming election in "Real Change"?

6. What is ironic about the development that is being erected in “Country-Game”?

7. What does Chipo reveal to Darling during the church service in "Darling on the Mountain"? Why?

8. What is revealed regarding Chipo's circumstances in "Hitting Budapest"?

9. What is the symbolic significance of the Lamborghini that appears in the novel?

10. How does the narrative style change in “How They Appeared"?

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