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

2. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
(a) A framed collage.
(b) A framed photograph.
(c) A framed drawing.
(d) A framed painting.

3. Over which author do Belinda and Amma bond while they are at home sick together?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Achebe.
(c) Atwood.
(d) Nabakov.

4. How long after closing the trinket box does Amma allow herself to open it again?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 4 hours.

5. Who wakes Belinda in Chapter 32 so that she can answer a phone call from London?
(a) Aunty.
(b) Nana.
(c) Uncle.
(d) A hotel employee.

Short Answer Questions

1. After listening for a few moments to a singer Amma likes, Belinda declares that the singer is obviously feeling what emotion?

2. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?

3. Nana tells Amma that the news she has to share must be broken in what manner?

4. What type of establishment does Amma visit first on the day she chooses to skip school?

5. What form of transportation do Amma and Belinda usually take when Amma accompanies Belinda to Abacus College?

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