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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of which of the following United Nations entities does Elizabeth note having been aware before coming to London?
(a) WHO.
(b) IAEA.
(c) OPCW.
(d) IMO.

2. Chapter 8 opens with which of the following?
(a) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”
(b) “The sharp smell of antiseptic cleaning solution lingers in the air like a strange perfume.”
(c) “Stumbling through a dense forest in rural Uganda, practically breathless, I finally slump over.”
(d) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”

3. Chapter 12 opens with which of the following?
(a) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(b) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(c) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(d) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”

4. To which agency does the protagonist originally apply for work in London?
(a) United Nations Children’s Fund.
(b) United Nations System Staff College.
(c) United Nations Human Settlements Program.
(d) United Nations Association.

5. Which of the following does the narrator note has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of under 1%?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Zimbabwe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 7 opens with which of the following?

2. Which of the following languages does Sam speak?

3. How does the memoir gloss “Ndinokuda”?

4. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 14?

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