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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 gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
(a) A framed painting.
(b) A framed photograph.
(c) A framed collage.
(d) A framed drawing.

2. After listening for a few moments to a singer Amma likes, Belinda declares that the singer is obviously feeling what emotion?
(a) Anger.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Elation.
(d) Sadness.

3. The trinket box is where Amma keeps all things related to whom?
(a) Roisin.
(b) Nana.
(c) Aunty.
(d) Mary.

4. What quality of a particular singer's voice does Amma name when she explains her affinity to Belinda?
(a) Its reverberation.
(b) Its stoic nature.
(c) Its haunting nature.
(d) Its ethereal nature.

5. According to the tradition explained by Mary, which person must swallow a whole boiled egg without breaking it?
(a) A bride.
(b) A debutante.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A groom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Amma when she secretly watched her mother Nana's reaction to an onscreen kiss?

3. Amma had first met Roisin at a seminar offered for what type of student?

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

5. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?

(see the answer key)

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