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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 is NOT an ability, quality, or element Amma considers to be interesting when found in humans?
(a) Being able to recite all of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
(b) Being gay.
(c) Being able to speak Cantonese and Finnish.
(d) Being able to speak Yoruba and Cantonese.

2. During the phone call between Mary and Belinda in Chapter 18, Mary reports that Aunty and Uncle had allowed her to watch what event?
(a) The inauguration of the new mayor.
(b) The dismissal of the previous housegirl.
(c) The interview of the new housegirl.
(d) The slaughter of the pig.

3. When Belinda is home sick with Amma, Belinda worries about falling behind in what arena?
(a) Her project with Mary.
(b) Housework.
(c) Studies.
(d) The writing of her short story.

4. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?
(a) Fawlty Towers.
(b) Brookside.
(c) Footballers' Wives.
(d) Coronation Street.

5. At whose behest does Amma begin accompanying Belinda to Abacus College?
(a) Helena's.
(b) Max's.
(c) Nana's.
(d) Belinda's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters do not speak to one another at all during the span between Chapters 24 and 25?

2. What type of establishment does Amma visit first on the day she chooses to skip school?

3. Amma reflects on the fact that her mother Nana uses her "Parents Evening voice" (155) when she talks to what kind of people?

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

5. Amma comes home in Chapter 30 to find which character standing at the end of the hallway in mourning clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what type of location does Amma take Belinda on the girls' eighth trip home from Abacus College?

2. What kind of meltdown does Amma have in Waitrose?

3. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?

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

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

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

7. What event causes Amma to feel a sense of purpose previously unfamiliar to her?

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

9. What does Amma's teddy bear symbolize?

10. What action does Belinda take on the bus that results in Amma's admiration?

(see the answer keys)

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