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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. 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.

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

3. 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 to tell Nana that she is gay.
(c) She tells Amma to write Nana a letter telling her that she is gay.
(d) She tells Amma not to tell Nana that she is gay.

4. What kind of vehicle runs over and kills Mary?
(a) A BMW.
(b) A truck.
(c) A pedicab.
(d) A caravan.

5. What type of insect does Mary swallow while she is talking to Belinda on the phone?
(a) A moth.
(b) A cricket.
(c) A fly.
(d) A beetle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 29 begins how many days after the end of Chapter 28?

2. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?

3. Over which author do Belinda and Amma bond while they are at home sick together?

4. Amma cries in Chapter 30 when she witnesses what sight?

5. When Belinda is home sick with Amma, Belinda worries about falling behind in what arena?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Belinda's reaction to the news about Mary causes Amma to cry "hot tears" (223)?

2. How does Donkor incorporate sensory detail into Belinda's long walk between Streatham and Brixton Hills?

3. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?

4. What habit of Belinda's does Mary point out is still going on, even though Belinda is now in London rather than Duban?

5. What reasons does Roisin offer for her ghosting of Amma and how do they all connect?

6. What is the significance of Amma's memory of the television show called Brookside?

7. What is Belinda's response when Mary asks Belinda to give Amma Mary's regards?

8. What does Amma believe about the need for love to be public?

9. What does Amma's teddy bear symbolize?

10. Describe Helena's personality.

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