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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. What did Rachel grow up to be, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?
(a) A banker.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A pharmacist.
(d) A computer scientist.

2. Where was Wolde said to be from in Chapter 4?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Puerto Rico.

3. Where did Megan get a job after dropping out of school?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) The Globe.
(c) Peckham School for Boys and Girls.
(d) Subway.

4. How is GG related to Megan?
(a) GG is Megan's great-aunt.
(b) GG is Megan's great-grandmother.
(c) GG is Megan's great-great grandmother.
(d) GG is Megan's grandmother.

5. What is the age difference between Karen and Rachel?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tina Lowry teach at the school where Shirley works in Chapter 3?

2. How old is GG said to be when Morgan attends the play opening at the National Theatre in Chapter 4?

3. What surgery did Morgan describe having undergone when they spoke at Yazz's college?

4. What was Shirley's last name before she married?

5. Where is Maryse Conde from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Morgan in attendance at the play in the present-day narrative?

2. What was Penelope's chldhood like?

3. How is gender neutrality defined?

4. How is language stressed in Megan/Morgan's narrative?

5. How is Shirley's relationship with Lennox characterized?

6. How is the theme of prejudice explored through Shirley's character?

7. Why did Megan feel different as a child?

8. How do Shirley and Amma know one another?

9. How did Megan's life change when she was 18?

10. Why does Penelope resent multiculturalism?

(see the answer keys)

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