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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: Chapters 25-26 and Winter: Chapters 27-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of establishment does Amma visit first on the day she chooses to skip school?
(a) A library.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A sand castle contest.

2. What two actions does Mary only half-jokingly tell Belinda are her favorite things to do?
(a) Live and learn.
(b) Eat and sleep.
(c) Use puns and tell jokes.
(d) Play rough and tease.

3. The part of Housegirl entitled Autumn begins in the third week of which month?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

4. Amma comes home in Chapter 30 to find which character standing at the end of the hallway in mourning clothes?
(a) Nana.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Aunty.
(d) Dr. Otuo.

5. What is the name of the clothing store where Belinda buys new clothing?
(a) Spencer and Savoy.
(b) Marks and Spencer.
(c) Herrod's.
(d) Marks and Momentum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance do Amma and Helena ingest together throughout Amma's portrait-sitting?

2. What aspect of Amma's appearance does Belinda consider "prettier and prettier" (126) as time goes on?

3. Who is taking Belinda to school on the day she finds out the bad news about Mary?

4. Amma reflects on the fact that her mother Nana uses her "Parents Evening voice" (155) when she talks to what kind of people?

5. In what location does Chapter 31 take place?

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