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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what singer is Amma listening when Belinda enters Amma's room for the first time?
(a) Jim Morrison.
(b) Thom Yorke.
(c) Kurt Cobain.
(d) Katy Perry.

2. Belinda recalls using what object as a desk during her time living at home and attending school?
(a) A counter.
(b) A mini fridge.
(c) A cardboard box.
(d) A dresser.

3. Amma had first met Roisin at a seminar offered for what type of student?
(a) Gifted.
(b) Challenged.
(c) Gay.
(d) Dyslexic.

4. Amma sees Belinda as someone who is "happy to be" (105) what?
(a) Alive.
(b) Fed.
(c) Calm.
(d) Led.

5. What is the big change to which Belinda refers when discussing her mother's reaction?
(a) Her mother lost one of her three jobs.
(b) Her father sent a letter stating he could no longer pay Belinda's school fees.
(c) There was no longer any clean water to drink in the village.
(d) Her mother had gotten pregnant.

6. From whose perspective is Chapter 9 narrated?
(a) Nana's.
(b) Belinda's.
(c) Helena's.
(d) Amma's.

7. What dish are Belinda and Mary cooking together when Mary relates the tradition about the egg?
(a) Sa.
(b) Aane.
(c) Kyew.
(d) Eto.

8. Nana suggests that Belinda tell Amma to help her get to and from what location each day?
(a) Acadia College.
(b) Aaron College.
(c) Abraham College.
(d) Abacus College.

9. Amma recalls that she had closed the trinket box long ago on which day of the week?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

10. In Chapter 6, Amma attends a party thrown by whom?
(a) Max.
(b) Helena.
(c) Roisin.
(d) Belinda.

11. On the way from the airport to Nana's house, Belinda worries that London may be one big what?
(a) Skyscraper.
(b) Bicycle lane.
(c) Line of docks.
(d) Motorway.

12. What quality of Belinda's does Nana say will eventually bring Amma around?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Gentleness.
(c) Strictness.
(d) Grace.

13. In Chapter 6, Amma thinks about the fact that she had spent the whole party the night before inside of what room?
(a) A kitchen.
(b) A library.
(c) A bedroom.
(d) A parlor.

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

15. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?
(a) The lightest.
(b) The largest.
(c) The heaviest.
(d) The shiniest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students had been present at the seminar at which Amma met Roisin?

2. In what manner does Amma reply when her mother calls her downstairs to greet her father?

3. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?

4. What two colors are associated with wealth, according to Belinda?

5. What is the name of Mary's alter ego?

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