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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Freddy tell Carole he was raised in a villa?
(a) Islington.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Peckham.

2. For what law firm does Rosie now work as a barrister, according to the narrative in Chapter 2?
(a) Ross and Waterbury.
(b) Slaughter and May.
(c) Williams and Adkins.
(d) Racine and Worley.

3. Who does Yazz have a massive poster of in her dorm room at the university?
(a) Janis Joplin.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Jimi Hendrix.

4. How did Carole's father die?
(a) He was hit by a truck.
(b) He fell from a window.
(c) He drowned himself.
(d) He had a heart attack.

5. How many plays has Amma written, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

6. What was the name of Bummi's father?
(a) Jack.
(b) Moses.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Roger.

7. Where was Dominique born?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Bristol.
(c) London.
(d) Liverpool.

8. Who took in Bummi after her mother died?
(a) Aunty Ekio.
(b) Aunty Anna.
(c) Aunty Kwabena.
(d) Aunty Ronna.

9. How old is Yazz described as in Chapter 1?
(a) 14.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

10. Where did Bummi earn her degree from the Department of Mathematics?
(a) The University of London.
(b) The University of Ibadan.
(c) The University of Cairo.
(d) Oxford University.

11. What were Brian's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather?
(a) Fishmongers.
(b) Goldsmiths.
(c) Bankers.
(d) Bakers.

12. Who was Penelope Halifax's second husband?
(a) Jack.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Michael.

13. Who is described as the star of the film Pink Flamingos in Chapter 1?
(a) James Estan.
(b) Ellen Thomas.
(c) Divine.
(d) Rosewater.

14. Where is Sisterwrite located, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Islington.
(c) Peckham.
(d) Wolverhampton.

15. Where was Amma's father working as a journalist before coming to London?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Algeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became a learning mentor seven years ago at a Middlesbrough school according to the narrative in Chapter 2?

2. Who was Penelope Halifax's first husband?

3. Where is Maryse said to be from in Chapter 1?

4. What does Amma recall doing to a theare director whose show featured semi-naked black women running on stage acting like idiots?

5. What is Roland's last name?

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