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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. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?
(a) Aunty.
(b) Amma.
(c) Doctor Otuo.
(d) Nana.

2. Amma's room contains many different stacks composed of which kind of object?
(a) Books.
(b) Board games.
(c) Aquariums.
(d) Records.

3. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?
(a) Their ornate clothing.
(b) Their amount of leisure time.
(c) Their medical care.
(d) Their clean water.

4. On the way from the airport to Nana's house, Belinda worries that London may be one big what?
(a) Bicycle lane.
(b) Line of docks.
(c) Motorway.
(d) Skyscraper.

5. Amma reflects on the fact that her mother Nana uses her "Parents Evening voice" (155) when she talks to what kind of people?
(a) Shy.
(b) White.
(c) African.
(d) Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Belinda's favorite flowers in the Otuos' garden?

2. In what month of 2002 does Chapter 1 begin?

3. In what manner does Amma reply when her mother calls her downstairs to greet her father?

4. When Amma gets Belinda to dance, Amma mentally remarks that which part of her body feels wider?

5. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?

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