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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: Chapters 16-18 and Autumn: Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mary is able to finally pit an avocado with only her knife, she suggests that she and Belinda go to what location to celebrate?
(a) The conservatory.
(b) The patio.
(c) The garden.
(d) The library.

2. When Amma picks Belinda up from the airport in London, what preemptive comment does Amma make to Belinda?
(a) She says that she knows she smells bad but that she did not have time to shower.
(b) She says that Belinda cannot borrow any of her clothes.
(c) She says she knows her hair is messy and that she likes it.
(d) She says that she is aware that Belinda is probably hungry.

3. To what singer is Amma listening when Belinda enters Amma's room for the first time?
(a) Katy Perry.
(b) Kurt Cobain.
(c) Jim Morrison.
(d) Thom Yorke.

4. What object does one of the two young Jamaican women on the bus wave around as she shouts?
(a) A knife.
(b) A can of pepper spray.
(c) A camera.
(d) A lollipop.

5. Dr. Otuo tells Belinda emphatically that she is there to take what action?
(a) To improve her English.
(b) To report back on Amma's activities.
(c) To clean.
(d) To learn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What spectacle does Belinda get to witness for the first time on the holiday celebration depicted in Chapter 24?

2. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?

3. Amma sees Belinda as someone who is "happy to be" (105) what?

4. In Chapter 6, Amma attends a party thrown by whom?

5. Belinda is surprised by which aspect of the photos she sees in Amma's bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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