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

2. Who helps Mary come up with an alter ego who will help her pretend that she loves her work and life?
(a) Belinda.
(b) Doctor Otuo.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Aunty.

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

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

5. What nickname does Amma use to refer to her favorite teacher?
(a) Fletch.
(b) Titch.
(c) Rich.
(d) Brick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?

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

3. Belinda recalls using what object as a desk during her time living at home and attending school?

4. 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?

5. During the phone call between Mary and Belinda in Chapter 18, Mary reports that Aunty and Uncle had allowed her to watch what event?

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