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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. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?
(a) A handshake.
(b) A mechanical hug.
(c) Air kisses.
(d) A comfortable hug.

2. From whose perspective is Chapter 9 narrated?
(a) Helena's.
(b) Nana's.
(c) Amma's.
(d) Belinda's.

3. Belinda tells Amma that she should attend the traditional event called the Ghanafoo for whose sake?
(a) Nana's.
(b) Belinda's.
(c) Doctor Otuo's.
(d) Amma's own.

4. Chapter 13 begins how far ahead of the Ghanafoo celebration?
(a) The week before.
(b) On the same night.
(c) The month before.
(d) The night before.

5. Which character does Belinda expect will be waiting for her at the airport in London?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Amma.
(c) Nana.
(d) Aunty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belinda recalls using what object as a desk during her time living at home and attending school?

2. From whose perspective is Chapter 10 narrated?

3. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?

4. What are Belinda's favorite flowers in the Otuos' garden?

5. Amma had first met Roisin at a seminar offered for what type of student?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what reason does Nana bring Belinda to a shopping district in London?

4. What is the main source of Belinda's anxiety during the shopping trip on which Nana takes her?

5. Discuss a striking use of metaphor that occurs in the prologue.

6. How does Belinda succeed in calming Amma down when she has begun to sob during the visualization exercise?

7. What are the positive aspects that Belinda will miss about Mary?

8. What part of Amma's privilege frustrates her?

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

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

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