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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: Chapters 35-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 17, Nana forces Belinda to make what kind of promise?
(a) That she will stop cleaning.
(b) That she will never lie to Nana again.
(c) That she will be nicer to Amma.
(d) That she will be stricter with Amma.

3. How many well-wishers come by to offer their condolences in the days prior to Mary's funeral?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Around 30.
(c) Scores.
(d) Hundreds.

4. How many layers is Belinda wearing on the day when Amma makes fun of Belinda's amount of clothing?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. What kind of book does Belinda open after she buys herself some time away from the well-wishers in Chapter 36?
(a) A romance novel.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A dictionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal does Belinda consider to be Dr. Otuo's favorite?

2. Which two characters do not speak to one another at all during the span between Chapters 24 and 25?

3. Who calls Nana to tell her the bad news about Mary?

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

5. Around what object does the note within the book revolve on the day Belinda gains respite from the well-wishers?

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