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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. When Chapter 19 begins, both Amma and Belinda have come down with what malady?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Mono.
(c) A cold.
(d) Strep throat.

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

3. Belinda wonders at the end of Chapter 34 how Aunty and Uncle feel about their own what?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Lack of children.

4. Who wakes Belinda in Chapter 32 so that she can answer a phone call from London?
(a) A hotel employee.
(b) Nana.
(c) Aunty.
(d) Uncle.

5. What two colors are associated with wealth, according to Belinda?
(a) Blue and white.
(b) Red and blue.
(c) Blue and orange.
(d) Yellow and brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?

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

3. Whom does Amma consider to be her best friend?

4. During the phone call between Mary and Belinda in Chapter 18, Mary reports that Aunty and Uncle had allowed her to watch what event?

5. Belinda recalls using what object as a desk during her time living at home and attending school?

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