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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Carole when she was sexually assaulted?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

2. Where is Curwen from?
(a) St. Lucia.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Wales.

3. What is Dolores's occupation?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a professor.
(c) She is a graphic designer.
(d) She is an electrical engineer.

4. How many siblings does Amma have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. At what theater is Amma's play opening in Chapter 1?
(a) The Lyceum Theatre.
(b) The Cambridge Theatre.
(c) The National Theatre.
(d) The Apollo Victoria Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Roland teach a class called Modern Life?

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

4. Where did Kofi own a house when he began working for Bummi?

5. Where did Bummi earn her degree from the Department of Mathematics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yazz's relationship to Amma? How close are they?

2. How would you describe Yazz's relationship with Roland?

3. When and why did LaTisha's father leave the family?

4. How did Bummi respond to learning about Freddy? Why?

5. Who is Sylvester and what tension does his character bring in Chapter 1?

6. Describe the narrative style in Girl, Woman, Other. From what narrative perspective is the story related?

7. How are Carole's and LaTisha's circumstances similar?

8. What is Carole's profession? How does she feel about her work?

9. How did Bummi support herself and her daughter?

10. What is the Republic of Freedomia? How is it described?

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