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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?
(a) Barley.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Maize.
(d) Rice.

2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 1?
(a) “If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.”
(b) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”
(c) “You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave them food yesterday.”
(d) “We desire to bequeath two things to our children: the first one is roots, the other one is wings.”

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

4. How does the narrator gloss the term “sisis” in the memoir?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Aunts.
(d) Uncles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the memoir dedicated?

2. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?

3. In what village did the narrator live?

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

5. What is the monthly rent for Elizabeth’s hostel?

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