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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 Chapter 19 begins, both Amma and Belinda have come down with what malady?
(a) A cold.
(b) Mono.
(c) Strep throat.
(d) Influenza.

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 slaughter of the pig.
(b) The interview of the new housegirl.
(c) The inauguration of the new mayor.
(d) The dismissal of the previous housegirl.

3. Who calls Nana to tell her the bad news about Mary?
(a) Mary.
(b) Aunty.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Dr. Otuo.

4. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?
(a) I plead.
(b) I surrender.
(c) I lie.
(d) I ask.

5. Belinda recalls that Mary had once told a woman frustrated by a puzzle that it was okay to have only what?
(a) Questions.
(b) Hardship.
(c) Failures.
(d) Problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What thought generally keeps Amma from skipping school, even when she wants to do so?

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

3. What advice does Belinda give to Amma in Chapter 28?

4. What happens at the meet-up between Roisin and Amma in Chapter 26?

5. What two actions does Mary only half-jokingly tell Belinda are her favorite things to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?

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

6. What major plot point occurs within the scene at Starbucks?

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

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

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

10. Describe Helena's personality.

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