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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17, and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 2?
(a) COngo.
(b) ZImbabwe.
(c) Senegal.
(d) Sudan.

2. From what Tube stop does Elizabeth emerge to reach her first lodgings in London?
(a) Sloane Square.
(b) Gloucester Road.
(c) South Kensington.
(d) Holland Park.

3. What food does the rescue worker offer Elizabeth?
(a) Congee.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Grits.

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 15?
(a) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
(b) “Those who want the rain, must also accept the mud.”
(c) “In a moment of crisis, the wise build bridges.”
(d) “However long the night, dawn always breaks.

5. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 8?
(a) Burundi.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Uganda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what does Elizabeth note her hostel room smells?

3. What language does the narrator note is spoken in Ethiopia?

4. Of which of the following United Nations entities does Elizabeth note having been aware before coming to London?

5. Which of the following companies does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?

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