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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. Belinda recalls that Mary had once told a woman frustrated by a puzzle that it was okay to have only what?
(a) Failures.
(b) Problems.
(c) Questions.
(d) Hardship.

2. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?
(a) An odor like almonds.
(b) An odor like raspberries.
(c) An order like clean linen.
(d) An odor like sunshine.

3. Chapter 34 begins when what kind of vehicle brings Belinda to Kumasi?
(a) A train.
(b) A boat.
(c) A bus.
(d) A plane.

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

5. From whose perspective is Chapter 10 narrated?
(a) Belinda's.
(b) Doctor Otuo's.
(c) Amma's.
(d) Nana's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?

2. What action does Belinda take when Mary burns her hands peeling the eggs?

3. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?

4. In Chapter 7, Mary and Belinda communicate with one another using what method?

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

(see the answer key)

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