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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of a particular singer's voice does Amma name when she explains her affinity to Belinda?
(a) Its ethereal nature.
(b) Its haunting nature.
(c) Its reverberation.
(d) Its stoic nature.

2. When Chapter 1 begins, how many months has it been since Belinda started working in Aunty and Uncle's house?
(a) 24.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. The narrator states that Belinda had started working in Aunty and Uncle's house at the same time as which other character?
(a) Nana.
(b) Amma.
(c) Belinda's mother.
(d) Mary.

4. How many students had been present at the seminar at which Amma met Roisin?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

5. When Belinda becomes uncomfortable with Amma's story about a beating, she steers the conversation to what subject?
(a) History.
(b) Food.
(c) Art.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?

2. What dish are Belinda and Mary cooking together when Mary relates the tradition about the egg?

3. What is the name of the clothing store where Belinda buys new clothing?

4. From whose perspective is Chapter 6 narrated?

5. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Amma and in what ways does she act as a foil to Belinda?

2. How does Belinda come to be employed with Aunty and Uncle as a housegirl?

3. Describe Donkor's use of allusion within Chapter 9.

4. What is Mary's perspective on karma?

5. What sort of coping mechanism does Belinda suggest as a remedy for Mary's unhappiness?

6. What major difference in relation to pets does Belinda relate to Mary in their first phone call after being parted?

7. What types of clues does Donkor provide to suggest that Mary might have endured trauma in her past?

8. What contrast does Belinda see between Amma's appearance and her scent?

9. What change in narrative perspective occurs at the start of Chapter 6?

10. In what way does the sound motif enter the narrative in relation to Belinda's feelings toward Mary?

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