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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How long after closing the trinket box does Amma allow herself to open it again?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

7. According to the tradition explained by Mary, which person must swallow a whole boiled egg without breaking it?
(a) A groom.
(b) A bride.
(c) A shaman.
(d) A debutante.

8. What sound does Belinda hear during the shopping trip that soothes her greatly?
(a) The sound of laughing children.
(b) The sound of rainfall.
(c) The sound of church bells.
(d) The sound of honking cars.

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

10. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?
(a) Their clean water.
(b) Their ornate clothing.
(c) Their amount of leisure time.
(d) Their medical care.

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

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

13. 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?
(a) Her prepubescence.
(b) Her infancy.
(c) Her early childhood.
(d) Her adolescence.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character does Belinda expect will be waiting for her at the airport in London?

3. In what room of Helena's house does Helena paint a portrait of Amma in Chapter 9?

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

5. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?

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