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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vehicle runs over and kills Mary?
(a) A truck.
(b) A pedicab.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A caravan.

2. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?
(a) I surrender.
(b) I lie.
(c) I plead.
(d) I ask.

3. Who calls Belinda from London in Chapter 32?
(a) Roisin.
(b) Max.
(c) Amma.
(d) Helena.

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

5. When Chapter 19 begins, both Amma and Belinda have come down with what malady?
(a) Mono.
(b) A cold.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Strep throat.

6. What advice does Belinda give to Amma in Chapter 28?
(a) She tells Amma to write Nana a letter telling her that she is gay.
(b) She tells Amma to tell Nana that she is gay.
(c) She tells Amma to wait a few years until Amma is sure.
(d) She tells Amma not to tell Nana that she is gay.

7. What nickname does Amma use to refer to her favorite teacher?
(a) Fletch.
(b) Rich.
(c) Titch.
(d) Brick.

8. How many layers is Belinda wearing on the day when Amma makes fun of Belinda's amount of clothing?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

9. On the way to Kumasi, Belinda thinks about a tro tro ride she had taken with which character?
(a) Nana.
(b) Belinda's mother.
(c) Mary.
(d) Amma.

10. Which two characters do not speak to one another at all during the span between Chapters 24 and 25?
(a) Nana and Belinda.
(b) Dr. Otuo and Amma.
(c) Amma and Helena.
(d) Belinda and Amma.

11. Chapter 31 takes place in what month of the year?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) December.
(d) March.

12. What adjective does Belinda mentally use to describe the promise Nana forcibly elicits from her?
(a) Easy.
(b) Kind.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Difficult.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose behest does Amma begin accompanying Belinda to Abacus College?

2. What thought generally keeps Amma from skipping school, even when she wants to do so?

3. When Amma gets Belinda to dance, Amma mentally remarks that which part of her body feels wider?

4. At what type of location does Chapter 28 begin?

5. What spectacle does Belinda get to witness for the first time on the holiday celebration depicted in Chapter 24?

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