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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. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?
(a) The shiniest.
(b) The heaviest.
(c) The largest.
(d) The lightest.

2. What object is described in the prologue as "like a slice of wedding cake" (ix)?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A dress.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A headwrap.

3. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?
(a) Coronation Street.
(b) Fawlty Towers.
(c) Footballers' Wives.
(d) Brookside.

4. When Belinda becomes uncomfortable with Amma's story about a beating, she steers the conversation to what subject?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Music.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is Chapter 12 narrated?

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

3. Mary is upset when Belinda waits how many days after the party to call her at Aunty and Uncle's house?

4. What substance do Amma and Helena ingest together throughout Amma's portrait-sitting?

5. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?

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