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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what field did Carole's father earn his PhD?
(a) Interior Design.
(b) Drama.
(c) Economics.
(d) English Literature.

3. With whom did LaTisha's father run away when he left his family?
(a) LaToya.
(b) Marva.
(c) Leticia.
(d) Anna.

4. How old was Bummi's mother when her father chose her husband for her?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

5. Who was Penelope Halifax's first husband?
(a) Jason.
(b) Giles.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Phillip.

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

7. How old were Amma and Shirley when they became friends?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

8. Who became a learning mentor seven years ago at a Middlesbrough school according to the narrative in Chapter 2?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Anna.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Gerry.

9. Who among Amma's cast is described in Chapter 1 as having turned from a hopeful actress into a "spoilt little prima donna who ordered her director to pop out and fetch her a caramel latte a couple of weeks ago" (5)?
(a) Anna Maria.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Eva.
(d) Simone.

10. How old was Dominique when she moved to London?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 22.

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

12. Who was Carole's friend that had a party where Carole was sexually assaulted?
(a) LaTisha.
(b) Anisha.
(c) Yara.
(d) Latoya.

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

14. Who was Bummi's mother's boss at the sawmill where she worked in Lagos?
(a) Kwabena.
(b) Labi.
(c) Archie.
(d) Gbenga.

15. Where does Roland teach a class called Modern Life?
(a) The University of London.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) The University of Essex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of Amma's play that is opening in Chapter 1?

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

3. Who was LaTisha's first child?

4. How old was Bummi when her mother died?

5. Where is Sisterwrite located, as described in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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