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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. During Amma's portrait-sitting, she asks Helena to tell her a story about a time when Helena was what?
(a) Elated.
(b) In trouble.
(c) In love.
(d) Scared.

4. About what element of London does Dr. Otuo complain on Belinda's first night in his home?
(a) The gap.
(b) The tube.
(c) The chips.
(d) Big Ben.

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

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

7. Dr. Otuo tells Belinda emphatically that she is there to take what action?
(a) To improve her English.
(b) To report back on Amma's activities.
(c) To clean.
(d) To learn.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. What type of person is being beaten in Amma's story from her time in Ghana?
(a) A little boy.
(b) An old man.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A little girl.

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

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

15. Belinda tells Amma that she should attend the traditional event called the Ghanafoo for whose sake?
(a) Doctor Otuo's.
(b) Nana's.
(c) Amma's own.
(d) Belinda's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance do Amma and Helena ingest together throughout Amma's portrait-sitting?

2. From whose perspective is Chapter 10 narrated?

3. Belinda tells a story about a man with what primary quality, making Amma distinctly uncomfortable?

4. What are Belinda's favorite flowers in the Otuos' garden?

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

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