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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two colors are associated with wealth, according to Belinda?

2. What items do the pallbearers request be brought to them?

3. How many days after parting from one another do Mary and Belinda first communicate again?

4. When Chapter 1 begins, how many months has it been since Belinda started working in Aunty and Uncle's house?

5. To what singer is Amma listening when Belinda enters Amma's room for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major difference in relation to pets does Belinda relate to Mary in their first phone call after being parted?

2. What element of the burial scene in the prologue most upsets Belinda?

3. What are the positive aspects that Belinda will miss about Mary?

4. For what reason does Nana bring Belinda to a shopping district in London?

5. What does the kitchen sink symbolize in relation to Mary and Belinda's relationship?

6. How does the theme of hope enter the narrative when Belinda impresses upon Amma her wish that Amma attend the Ghanafoo?

7. What is Mary's perspective on karma?

8. What simile does Mary employ in order to describe her idea of an automaton lifestyle?

9. What is the symbolism of the oily rag?

10. How does Belinda come to be employed with Aunty and Uncle as a housegirl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of homophobia treated within Housegirl and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of dissatisfaction and acceptance function within Housegirl and what is Donkor’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of control within Housegirl. What is Donkor’s message regarding control and how do you know?

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