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

2. What are Belinda's favorite flowers in the Otuos' garden?
(a) Posies.
(b) Hydrangeas.
(c) Violets.
(d) Daisies.

3. On the way from the airport to Nana's house, Belinda worries that London may be one big what?
(a) Motorway.
(b) Bicycle lane.
(c) Line of docks.
(d) Skyscraper.

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

5. Which act by the pallbearers inspires the mourners to respond with cheers?
(a) They place the coffin in the ground.
(b) They lift the coffin.
(c) They show off their muscles.
(d) They engage in a wrestling contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Belinda hear during the shopping trip that soothes her greatly?

2. Belinda tells Amma that she should attend the traditional event called the Ghanafoo for whose sake?

3. From whose perspective is Chapter 9 narrated?

4. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?

5. Dr. Otuo tells Belinda emphatically that she is there to take what action?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element of the burial scene in the prologue most upsets Belinda?

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

3. What is Mary's perspective on karma?

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

5. How does the theme of hope enter the narrative when Belinda impresses upon Amma her wish that Amma attend the Ghanafoo?

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

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

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

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

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

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