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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. Chapter 8 takes place how many days after the end of Chapter 7?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?
(a) I ask.
(b) I lie.
(c) I surrender.
(d) I plead.

3. What action does one of the young Jamaican women on the bus take when Belinda mentions family?
(a) She yells at the bus driver to stop.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She grabs a fistful of Amma's hair.
(d) She leads her friend off of the bus.

4. The part of Housegirl entitled Autumn begins in the third week of which month?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) September.

5. The narrator states that Belinda had started working in Aunty and Uncle's house at the same time as which other character?
(a) Amma.
(b) Nana.
(c) Mary.
(d) Belinda's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belinda describes Mary as "a friend who has a very big" what "inside of her" (146)?

2. Belinda that she believes she will miss "how quickly and dramatically" Mary's what appears able to change?

3. What object does one of the two young Jamaican women on the bus wave around as she shouts?

4. Belinda thinks to herself that school means what?

5. How many layers is Belinda wearing on the day when Amma makes fun of Belinda's amount of clothing?

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