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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. Nana tells Amma that the news she has to share must be broken in what manner?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Forcefully.
(c) Gently.
(d) Slowly.

2. What nickname does Amma use to refer to her favorite teacher?
(a) Rich.
(b) Fletch.
(c) Brick.
(d) Titch.

3. Mary is upset when Belinda waits how many days after the party to call her at Aunty and Uncle's house?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 7,

4. When Roisin and Amma meet up in Chapter 26, how much time has gone by since they communicated last?
(a) Days.
(b) Hours.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

5. What action does Belinda take that worries Aunty in Chapter 34?
(a) She will not speak.
(b) She will not stop smiling.
(c) She keeps saying that she wants to lie down.
(d) She shovels food into her mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal does Belinda consider to be Dr. Otuo's favorite?

2. How old was Amma when she secretly watched her mother Nana's reaction to an onscreen kiss?

3. Belinda describes Mary as "a friend who has a very big" what "inside of her" (146)?

4. What type of transportation does Amma use on the day she decides to skip school in Chapter 29?

5. What spectacle does Belinda get to witness for the first time on the holiday celebration depicted in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What misconceptions does Belinda have about homosexuality?

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

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

4. What is Belinda's reaction to the place to which Amma takes her on their eighth trip home from Abacus College?

5. For what reason are Belinda and Amma stuck together at home for two solid days in Chapter 19?

6. How does Donkor use foreshadowing within the scene when Amma is waiting for Roisin at Starbucks?

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

8. Describe Helena's personality.

9. For what reason does Amma instruct Belinda to smear cake icing onto her face?

10. For what reason does Nana become brusque and severe with Belinda in the time around the shopping trip to Waitrose?

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