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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: Chapters 35-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

2. Amma declares that she likes Belinda bcause Belinda "really" (143) takes what action?
(a) Believes.
(b) Tries.
(c) Hopes.
(d) Cares.

3. 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 Belinda cannot borrow any of her clothes.
(d) She says that she knows she smells bad but that she did not have time to shower.

4. Whose story is being narrated when the reader learns of Mary's death?
(a) Belinda's.
(b) Aunty's.
(c) Amma's.
(d) Nana's.

5. What action does Belinda take when Mary burns her hands peeling the eggs?
(a) She runs to tell Aunty.
(b) She takes her to the sink and runs her hands under cold water.
(c) She makes an ointment for Mary.
(d) She scolds Mary for being so careless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amma's room contains many different stacks composed of which kind of object?

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

3. What two actions does Mary only half-jokingly tell Belinda are her favorite things to do?

4. What type of insect does Mary swallow while she is talking to Belinda on the phone?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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