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

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

3. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?
(a) I plead.
(b) I lie.
(c) I ask.
(d) I surrender.

4. In what manner does Amma reply when her mother calls her downstairs to greet her father?
(a) In a sing-song manner.
(b) Reservedly.
(c) Excitedly.
(d) Sarcastically.

5. When Chapter 1 begins, how many months has it been since Belinda started working in Aunty and Uncle's house?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belinda tells a story about a man with what primary quality, making Amma distinctly uncomfortable?

2. What spectacle does Belinda get to witness for the first time on the holiday celebration depicted in Chapter 24?

3. What two colors are associated with wealth, according to Belinda?

4. What type of person is being beaten in Amma's story from her time in Ghana?

5. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?

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