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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "December 2002," Spring: Chapters 1-3, and Summer: Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dish are Belinda and Mary cooking together when Mary relates the tradition about the egg?
(a) Sa.
(b) Aane.
(c) Kyew.
(d) Eto.

2. Belinda tells a story about a man with what primary quality, making Amma distinctly uncomfortable?
(a) Disabled.
(b) Effeminate.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Transgender.

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

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

5. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?
(a) They show off their muscles.
(b) They lift the coffin.
(c) They place the coffin in the ground.
(d) They engage in a wrestling contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?

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

3. On the way from the airport to Nana's house, Belinda worries that London may be one big what?

4. What object is described in the prologue as "like a slice of wedding cake" (ix)?

5. In Chapter 6, Amma attends a party thrown by whom?

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