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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mary's alter ego?
(a) Christiana.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Lulu.
(d) Cynthia.

2. Belinda that she believes she will miss "how quickly and dramatically" Mary's what appears able to change?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) Her mood.
(c) Her mind.
(d) Her face.

3. Belinda is surprised by which aspect of the photos she sees in Amma's bedroom?
(a) Amma's sad expressions in nearly every photo.
(b) Amma's ease and friendliness in every photo.
(c) The number of friends who appear in Amma's photos.
(d) Amma's parents are absent in every photo.

4. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?
(a) She cannot look at it.
(b) She cannot look away from it.
(c) She forces herself to look at it.
(d) She can only look at it for brief moments at a time.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?

3. What is the big change to which Belinda refers when discussing her mother's reaction?

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. According to the tradition explained by Mary, which person must swallow a whole boiled egg without breaking it?

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