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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days after parting from one another do Mary and Belinda first communicate again?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

3. 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 that she is aware that Belinda is probably hungry.
(d) She says she knows her hair is messy and that she likes it.

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

5. Chapter 13 begins how far ahead of the Ghanafoo celebration?
(a) The month before.
(b) On the same night.
(c) The night before.
(d) The week before.

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

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

8. Which character does Belinda expect will be waiting for her at the airport in London?
(a) Nana.
(b) Amma.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Aunty.

9. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?
(a) An odor like sunshine.
(b) An order like clean linen.
(c) An odor like raspberries.
(d) An odor like almonds.

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

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

12. From whose perspective is Chapter 6 narrated?
(a) Mary.
(b) Nana.
(c) Amma.
(d) Belinda.

13. 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.

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

15. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?
(a) Aunty.
(b) Doctor Otuo.
(c) Amma.
(d) Nana.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Belinda goes shopping for new clothing, what object reminds her of Mary?

2. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?

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

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

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

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