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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. Amma asks her mother Nana in Chapter 17 if she may take which character to a party?
(a) Max.
(b) Helena.
(c) Roisin.
(d) Belinda.

2. After hearing Belinda's story about a man in Ghana, Amma tells her own story about a memory she has from what stage of her life?
(a) Her early childhood.
(b) Her prepubescence.
(c) Her adolescence.
(d) Her infancy.

3. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?
(a) Air kisses.
(b) A handshake.
(c) A mechanical hug.
(d) A comfortable hug.

4. Which Shakespeare play does Belinda discuss with Amma when they are home sick together?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does one of the young Jamaican women on the bus take when Belinda mentions family?

2. When Chapter 19 begins, both Amma and Belinda have come down with what malady?

3. What is the name of Mary's alter ego?

4. In Chapter 7, Mary and Belinda communicate with one another using what method?

5. To what singer is Amma listening when Belinda enters Amma's room for the first time?

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