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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. How does Darling say she feels about going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

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

3. What happens to the urine in the cup in "We Need New Names"?

4. What is printed on the T-shirt that Godknows wears in "Blak Power"?

5. Who from the show "ER" does Sbho pretend to be in "We Need New Names"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Shanghai located? How is this setting described?

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

3. How is the setting of Budapest described? Where is this setting in relation to Paradise?

4. How is the guard described that the children encounter in "Blak Power"?

5. Where does Darling attend church services with Mother of Bones? How is this setting described?

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

7. How is the setting of Paradise described? How many people live in this village?

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

9. How do the children respond to the woman from London in "Hitting Budapest"?

10. Why does Mother of Bones count her money every morning? Why does she not use the money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the NGO play in the lives of the characters in Paradise? What does "NGO" stand for? How are the characters associated with the NGO portrayed in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What are Darling's impressions of her cousin TK? How old is TK when Darling comes to live with him? What does TK busy himself with doing all of the time? How does TK's language style differ from Darling's?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the political history of Zimbabwe from 1980 to the present. Who is the President of Zimbabwe? When did he come to power? What political unrest exists and has arisen in Zimbabwe's history?

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