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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Autumn: Chapters 25-26 and Winter: Chapters 27-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Mary and Belinda communicate with one another using what method?
(a) Video call.
(b) Phone call.
(c) Telegraph.
(d) Mail.

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

3. What aspect of Amma's appearance does Belinda consider "prettier and prettier" (126) as time goes on?
(a) Her curly hair.
(b) The smoothness of her skin.
(c) Her slender neck.
(d) The gap between her front teeth.

4. When Mary is able to finally pit an avocado with only her knife, she suggests that she and Belinda go to what location to celebrate?
(a) The conservatory.
(b) The patio.
(c) The garden.
(d) The library.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many layers is Belinda wearing on the day when Amma makes fun of Belinda's amount of clothing?

2. Whose story is being narrated when the reader learns of Mary's death?

3. Chapter 8 takes place how many days after the end of Chapter 7?

4. What adjective does Belinda mentally use to describe the promise Nana forcibly elicits from her?

5. When Roisin and Amma meet up in Chapter 26, how much time has gone by since they communicated last?

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