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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 26 finds Amma waiting to meet whom?
(a) Helena.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Mary.
(d) Nana.

2. Amma cries in Chapter 30 when she witnesses what sight?
(a) Mary's dress.
(b) Belinda's dress.
(c) Belinda's smile.
(d) Belinda's headwrap.

3. Chapter 29 begins how many days after the end of Chapter 28?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 18.

4. Who is taking Belinda to school on the day she finds out the bad news about Mary?
(a) Dr. Otuo.
(b) Roisin.
(c) Nana.
(d) Amma.

5. In what location does Chapter 31 take place?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) The United States.
(c) Greece.
(d) Ghana.

6. When Amma gets Belinda to dance, Amma mentally remarks that which part of her body feels wider?
(a) Her chest.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her hips.

7. What television show do Belinda, Aunty, and Uncle watch together at the end of Chapter 34?
(a) The Facts of Life.
(b) A Different World.
(c) Silver Spoons.
(d) The Cosby Show.

8. During the phone call between Mary and Belinda in Chapter 18, Mary reports that Aunty and Uncle had allowed her to watch what event?
(a) The slaughter of the pig.
(b) The interview of the new housegirl.
(c) The dismissal of the previous housegirl.
(d) The inauguration of the new mayor.

9. Over which author do Belinda and Amma bond while they are at home sick together?
(a) Nabakov.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Achebe.
(d) Atwood.

10. What action does Belinda take that worries Aunty in Chapter 34?
(a) She will not stop smiling.
(b) She shovels food into her mouth.
(c) She will not speak.
(d) She keeps saying that she wants to lie down.

11. What type of insect does Mary swallow while she is talking to Belinda on the phone?
(a) A beetle.
(b) A fly.
(c) A moth.
(d) A cricket.

12. What advice does the caller from London give to Belinda?
(a) To speak from the heart.
(b) To be nice to herself.
(c) To pray.
(d) To breathe.

13. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
(a) A framed painting.
(b) A framed photograph.
(c) A framed collage.
(d) A framed drawing.

14. In Chapter 17, Nana forces Belinda to make what kind of promise?
(a) That she will never lie to Nana again.
(b) That she will be stricter with Amma.
(c) That she will stop cleaning.
(d) That she will be nicer to Amma.

15. In Chapter 28, Belinda brings Amma downstairs to help her clean which appliance as a means of reconciliation?
(a) The garbage disposal.
(b) The vacuum cleaner.
(c) The toaster.
(d) The refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belinda recalls that Mary had once told a woman frustrated by a puzzle that it was okay to have only what?

2. Amma asks her mother Nana in Chapter 17 if she may take which character to a party?

3. What aspect of the weather in London does Belinda find most distressing?

4. Which Shakespeare play does Belinda discuss with Amma when they are home sick together?

5. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?

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