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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. Over which author do Belinda and Amma bond while they are at home sick together?

2. How many layers is Belinda wearing on the day when Amma makes fun of Belinda's amount of clothing?

3. What type of insect does Mary swallow while she is talking to Belinda on the phone?

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

5. When Amma gets Belinda to dance, Amma mentally remarks that which part of her body feels wider?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amma's teddy bear symbolize?

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

3. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?

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

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

6. How does Belinda react to the major revelation Amma makes to her?

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

8. Describe Helena's personality.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Could Housegirl be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Donkor instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Housegirl.

Essay Topic 3

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

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