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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Amai’s youngest child?
(a) Chio.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Osi.
(d) Memo.

2. To which of the following does Amai take Elizabeth from Gogo?
(a) Chitungwiza.
(b) Epworth.
(c) Muzorori.
(d) RUwa.

3. Chapter 1 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”
(b) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(c) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(d) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”

4. Chapter 5 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Miracles happen all the time, we just have to recognize them for what they are.”
(b) “As soon as I see the logo on the wall, I run toward it, my heart thumping wildly.”
(c) “It is my second year in London, and I stand in the doorway, scanning the small room for an empty chair.”
(d) “Your rent is due; no discussion.”

5. Chapter 3 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(b) “The building towered up taller than I had ever seen before.”
(c) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”
(d) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator gloss the term “hanzwadis” in the memoir?

2. From what country is Val?

3. How much money does Elizabeth note having after paying a second month’s rent at the hostel?

4. In the memoir, “mukana” has most nearly which of the following meanings?

5. How does the memoir gloss “tsotsi”?

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