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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After listening for a few moments to a singer Amma likes, Belinda declares that the singer is obviously feeling what emotion?
(a) Elation.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Anger.

2. When Belinda becomes uncomfortable with Amma's story about a beating, she steers the conversation to what subject?
(a) Food.
(b) Art.
(c) History.
(d) Music.

3. When Mary is able to finally pit an avocado with only her knife, she suggests that she and Belinda go to what location to celebrate?
(a) The library.
(b) The patio.
(c) The garden.
(d) The conservatory.

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

5. In what month of 2002 does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) November.

6. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?
(a) They lift the coffin.
(b) They engage in a wrestling contest.
(c) They place the coffin in the ground.
(d) They show off their muscles.

7. When Belinda goes shopping for new clothing, what object reminds her of Mary?
(a) A hair bow.
(b) A poster.
(c) A hat.
(d) A dress.

8. What quality of a particular singer's voice does Amma name when she explains her affinity to Belinda?
(a) Its stoic nature.
(b) Its ethereal nature.
(c) Its haunting nature.
(d) Its reverberation.

9. What action does Belinda take in relation to seeing the coffin?
(a) She forces herself to look at it.
(b) She cannot look at it.
(c) She can only look at it for brief moments at a time.
(d) She cannot look away from it.

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

11. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

12. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?
(a) Her usage of English.
(b) Her usage of English slang.
(c) Her usage of Twi.
(d) Her usage of formal English.

13. From whose perspective is Chapter 12 narrated?
(a) Mary's.
(b) Belinda's.
(c) Nana's.
(d) Amma's.

14. What action does Belinda take when Mary burns her hands peeling the eggs?
(a) She makes an ointment for Mary.
(b) She takes her to the sink and runs her hands under cold water.
(c) She runs to tell Aunty.
(d) She scolds Mary for being so careless.

15. In what sort of location is Belinda taken shopping for a new clothing?
(a) A mall.
(b) A tailoring shop.
(c) An open-air market.
(d) A shop on a busy city street.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is Chapter 10 narrated?

2. Belinda is surprised by which aspect of the photos she sees in Amma's bedroom?

3. After hearing Belinda's story about a man in Ghana, Amma tells her own story about a memory she has from what stage of her life?

4. The narrator states that Belinda had started working in Aunty and Uncle's house at the same time as which other character?

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

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