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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of establishment does Amma visit first on the day she chooses to skip school?
(a) A library.
(b) A sand castle contest.
(c) A zoo.
(d) An art gallery.

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

3. Amma asks her mother Nana in Chapter 17 if she may take which character to a party?
(a) Roisin.
(b) Belinda.
(c) Helena.
(d) Max.

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

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

6. What two actions does Mary only half-jokingly tell Belinda are her favorite things to do?
(a) Use puns and tell jokes.
(b) Play rough and tease.
(c) Live and learn.
(d) Eat and sleep.

7. 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.

8. What is the name of Amma's teddy bear?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Langston.
(c) Antony.
(d) Huey.

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

10. When Belinda first meets Helena, she mentally refers to her in connection with which physical attribute?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her freckles.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her hair.

11. What meal does Belinda consider to be Dr. Otuo's favorite?
(a) Light Casserole.
(b) Light Bread.
(c) Light Pie.
(d) Light Soup.

12. The part of Housegirl entitled Autumn begins in the third week of which month?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) September.

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

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

15. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?
(a) Brookside.
(b) Coronation Street.
(c) Footballers' Wives.
(d) Fawlty Towers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary is upset when Belinda waits how many days after the party to call her at Aunty and Uncle's house?

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

3. When Belinda tells Mary the words she will use to tell Amma about Mary, what is NOT a word Belinda uses?

4. On the way to Kumasi, Belinda thinks about a tro tro ride she had taken with which character?

5. When Roisin and Amma meet up in Chapter 26, how much time has gone by since they communicated last?

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