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

2. At what type of location does Chapter 28 begin?
(a) The Otuos' kitchen.
(b) A library.
(c) A fireworks show.
(d) A school.

3. What type of insect does Mary swallow while she is talking to Belinda on the phone?
(a) A moth.
(b) A fly.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A cricket.

4. Chapter 29 begins how many days after the end of Chapter 28?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 18.

5. In what location does Chapter 31 take place?
(a) The United States.
(b) Greece.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) Ghana.

Short Answer Questions

1. The part of Housegirl entitled Autumn begins in the third week of which month?

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

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

4. What event at school does Belinda miss after she finds out the bad news about Mary?

5. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?

(see the answer key)

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