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

2. Where is the wedding that Darling is going to attend in "Wedding"?

3. Who is the mother of the bereaved at the funeral in "For Real"?

4. Darling describes the snow as being as white as what in "Destroyedmichygen"?

5. What does Darling describe as her favorite part about Heavenway in "For Real"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the household where Darling works as a housecleaner in "My America"?

2. Whose car have Darling and her friends taken in “Hitting Crossroads"? Why?

3. What does Aunt Fostalina try to order in "Angel"? Why does she become frustrated?

4. How does the narrative style in “How They Lived” stand apart from the other chapters in the novel?

5. What does Aunt Fostalina obsess over throughout the novel? Why?

6. Where are Darling and her family going to attend a wedding in "Wedding"? How is this setting described?

7. What "close call" do Darling and her friends encounter in the car in "Hitting Crossroads"?

8. What is the relationship between the groom and Aunt Fostalina in "Wedding"?

9. What game do the children play after the funeral in "For Real"? How is the game described?

10. How does Darling describe her impressions of America in “Destroyedmichygen”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe MotherLove's character in the novel. How old is MotherLove? What is her position in Paradise? What is revealed about MotherLove's character when she encounters Darling and her friends trying to get rid of Chipo's stomach?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of We Need New Names. From whose perspective is the story related? How does the narrative style transition in the different chapters? Which chapters step away from the main narrative and why?

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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