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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Carole's father?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Ronald.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Wilson.

2. Where is the writer Olive Senior from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Trinidad.

3. What is John Clayton said to teach in Chapter 3?
(a) Geography.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) English Literature.

4. Where is Courtney from?
(a) Wolverhampton.
(b) Islington.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Suffolk.

5. Where does Yazz live in Chapter 1?
(a) Brixton.
(b) Peckham.
(c) Islington.
(d) Deptford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the building called that Amma moved to at the back of King's Cross?

2. In the opening of Chapter 3, Shirley is introduced as "not yet" whom (217)?

3. Where is Maryse Conde from?

4. Where was Amma's father working as a journalist before coming to London?

5. What are Amma's dreadlocks trained to stand up as, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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