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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 thought generally keeps Amma from skipping school, even when she wants to do so?
(a) Her father's rags-to-riches immigration story.
(b) The amount of work she will miss.
(c) Her mother's punishments.
(d) Her attendance history.

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

3. For how many days do Amma and Belinda stay home sick when they are struck with the same malady at once?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. What type of transportation does Amma use on the day she decides to skip school in Chapter 29?
(a) Car.
(b) Moped.
(c) Train.
(d) Bicycle.

5. What aspect of Amma's appearance does Belinda consider "prettier and prettier" (126) as time goes on?
(a) Her slender neck.
(b) The smoothness of her skin.
(c) Her curly hair.
(d) The gap between her front teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Belinda first meets Helena, she mentally refers to her in connection with which physical attribute?

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

3. Just before Belinda goes upstairs to make up with Amma in Chapter 28, what task does she complete?

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

5. What is the name of Amma's teddy bear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?

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

4. Why is Belinda's wrist hurting her "during the long week of complete silence between Belinda and Amma" (189)?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Belinda feel after she tells Amma the truth about her mother's profession?

(see the answer keys)

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