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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 type of person is being beaten in Amma's story from her time in Ghana?
(a) A little girl.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A little boy.
(d) An old man.

2. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

3. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?
(a) Amma.
(b) Doctor Otuo.
(c) Aunty.
(d) Nana.

4. When Mary is able to finally pit an avocado with only her knife, she suggests that she and Belinda go to what location to celebrate?
(a) The patio.
(b) The conservatory.
(c) The library.
(d) The garden.

5. To what singer is Amma listening when Belinda enters Amma's room for the first time?
(a) Jim Morrison.
(b) Katy Perry.
(c) Kurt Cobain.
(d) Thom Yorke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Amma consider to be her best friend?

2. In Chapter 6, Amma attends a party thrown by whom?

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

4. Amma sees Belinda as someone who is "happy to be" (105) what?

5. What action does Belinda take when Mary burns her hands peeling the eggs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of coping mechanism does Belinda herself long to use after she is "attacked" (80) with Amma's teddy bear?

2. What is the significance of Amma's cigarette butt that she leaves behind a couch cushion?

3. What simile does Mary employ in order to describe her idea of an automaton lifestyle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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