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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 nickname does Amma use to refer to her favorite teacher?
2. On what holiday does Chapter 24 take place?
3. What advice does Belinda give to Amma in Chapter 28?
4. The part of Housegirl entitled Autumn begins in the third week of which month?
5. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Belinda's response when Mary asks Belinda to give Amma Mary's regards?
2. What action does Belinda take on the bus that results in Amma's admiration?
3. How does Belinda feel after she tells Amma the truth about her mother's profession?
4. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?
5. What habit of Belinda's does Mary point out is still going on, even though Belinda is now in London rather than Duban?
6. How does Belinda react to the major revelation Amma makes to her?
7. What reasons does Roisin offer for her ghosting of Amma and how do they all connect?
8. What does Amma's teddy bear symbolize?
9. What event causes Amma to feel a sense of purpose previously unfamiliar to her?
10. For what reason are Belinda and Amma stuck together at home for two solid days in Chapter 19?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sensory details are used frequently by Donkor in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Housegirl. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Donkor’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Amma’s character throughout the novel Housegirl. Discuss whether Amma is a round or flat character and whether Amma is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Housegirl and analyze Donkor’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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