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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Belinda tells a story about a man with what primary quality, making Amma distinctly uncomfortable?
(a) Disabled.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Effeminate.
(d) Transgender.

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

3. When Belinda attended school in Adurubaa, how did she always perform when test results were announced?
(a) In the lowest 3.
(b) In the top 3.
(c) In the lowest 5.
(d) In the top 10.

4. Amma's room contains many different stacks composed of which kind of object?
(a) Records.
(b) Board games.
(c) Books.
(d) Aquariums.

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

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

7. Belinda is surprised by which aspect of the photos she sees in Amma's bedroom?
(a) Amma's parents are absent in every photo.
(b) The number of friends who appear in Amma's photos.
(c) Amma's ease and friendliness in every photo.
(d) Amma's sad expressions in nearly every photo.

8. The trinket box is where Amma keeps all things related to whom?
(a) Roisin.
(b) Aunty.
(c) Mary.
(d) Nana.

9. Whom does Amma consider to be her best friend?
(a) Helena.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Belinda.
(d) Mary.

10. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?
(a) A mechanical hug.
(b) A comfortable hug.
(c) Air kisses.
(d) A handshake.

11. Belinda recalls that her mother had acted in what way when "the biggest change came" (41)?
(a) Calm.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Anxious.

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

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

14. The narrator states that Belinda had started working in Aunty and Uncle's house at the same time as which other character?
(a) Amma.
(b) Belinda's mother.
(c) Mary.
(d) Nana.

15. When Amma picks Belinda up from the airport in London, what preemptive comment does Amma make to Belinda?
(a) She says she knows her hair is messy and that she likes it.
(b) She says that Belinda cannot borrow any of her clothes.
(c) She says that she is aware that Belinda is probably hungry.
(d) She says that she knows she smells bad but that she did not have time to shower.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Belinda that she believes she will miss "how quickly and dramatically" Mary's what appears able to change?

3. In Chapter 6, Amma thinks about the fact that she had spent the whole party the night before inside of what room?

4. What is the big change to which Belinda refers when discussing her mother's reaction?

5. Amma sees Belinda as someone who is "happy to be" (105) what?

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