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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose behest does Amma begin accompanying Belinda to Abacus College?
(a) Helena's.
(b) Belinda's.
(c) Nana's.
(d) Max's.

2. What spectacle does Belinda get to witness for the first time on the holiday celebration depicted in Chapter 24?
(a) Trapeze artists.
(b) A beach volleyball game.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) Synchronized swimming.

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

4. In what location does Amma meet Roisin in Chapter 26?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) The library.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) Roisin's school.

5. Chapter 34 begins when what kind of vehicle brings Belinda to Kumasi?
(a) A train.
(b) A bus.
(c) A boat.
(d) A plane.

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

7. What type of transportation does Amma use on the day she decides to skip school in Chapter 29?
(a) Train.
(b) Moped.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Car.

8. How old was Amma when she secretly watched her mother Nana's reaction to an onscreen kiss?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 9 or 10.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 7 or 8.

9. What thought generally keeps Amma from skipping school, even when she wants to do so?
(a) Her mother's punishments.
(b) The amount of work she will miss.
(c) Her father's rags-to-riches immigration story.
(d) Her attendance history.

10. Belinda recalls that Mary had once told a woman frustrated by a puzzle that it was okay to have only what?
(a) Failures.
(b) Hardship.
(c) Problems.
(d) Questions.

11. What form of transportation do Amma and Belinda usually take when Amma accompanies Belinda to Abacus College?
(a) Bus.
(b) Train.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Walking.

12. Amma reflects on the fact that her mother Nana uses her "Parents Evening voice" (155) when she talks to what kind of people?
(a) Shy.
(b) Young.
(c) African.
(d) White.

13. In Chapter 28, it is made very clear that Belinda believes what to be a choice?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) Depression.
(d) Academic success.

14. When Belinda is finished with a household task in Chapter 28, what action does she take before going to fetch Amma?
(a) She sneezes.
(b) She faints.
(c) She shouts.
(d) She cries.

15. When Belinda is home sick with Amma, Belinda worries about falling behind in what arena?
(a) Studies.
(b) Her project with Mary.
(c) Housework.
(d) The writing of her short story.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Belinda first meets Helena, she mentally refers to her in connection with which physical attribute?

2. What action does Belinda take that worries Aunty in Chapter 34?

3. Chapter 31 takes place in what month of the year?

4. What action does one of the young Jamaican women on the bus take when Belinda mentions family?

5. What is the name of Amma's teddy bear?

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