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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is the novel related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

2. When did Amma meet Dominique?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1980s.

3. Where did Penelope Halifax live when Bummi took her on as her first client in her new business?
(a) Islington.
(b) Wiltshire.
(c) Camberwell.
(d) Suffolk.

4. In the opening of Chapter 2, Carole is heading to a meeting with a new client that is based where?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

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

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

7. What is the name of Carole's mother?
(a) GG.
(b) Bummi.
(c) Grace.
(d) Hattie.

8. What kind of sessions does Roland undergo monthly to counteract "academic hunchback syndrome" (45)?
(a) Williamson Technique.
(b) Fitzgerald Technique.
(c) Alexander Technique.
(d) Anderson Technique.

9. In what field is Patricia said to be completing a PhD in Chapter 2?
(a) Interior Design.
(b) Graphic Design.
(c) Theoretical Physics.
(d) Post-modernist Theory.

10. What musical instrument does Lakshmi play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Violin.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Guitar.

11. What was the name of Bummi's mother?
(a) Lyatunde.
(b) Agatha.
(c) Anna.
(d) Kwabena.

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

13. What does Yazz intend to become professionally, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A model.
(c) A cartoonist.
(d) A banker.

14. In what tense is the narrative related?
(a) Past perfect.
(b) Past.
(c) Present.
(d) Future.

15. What is the name of Dominique's father?
(a) James.
(b) Winston.
(c) Homer.
(d) Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was LaTisha's first child?

2. Where did Bummi and Kofi go for their honeymoon?

3. What is Roland's last name?

4. Where did Amma's parents move after marrying?

5. Where did Omofe send her sons to a strict boarding school as a result of their behavior?

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