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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. How does the memoir gloss “mangwanani”?
(a) Good night.
(b) Good evening.
(c) Good morning.
(d) Good afternoon.

2. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?
(a) Real estate agency.
(b) Intelligence agency.
(c) Talent agency.
(d) Travel agency.

3. In which year does the first Chimurenga begin?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1966.

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 3?
(a) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”
(b) “You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave them food yesterday.”
(c) “If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.”
(d) “We desire to bequeath two things to our children: the first one is roots, the other one is wings.”

5. Which of the following is for sale outside Elizabeth’s first school when she first attends it?
(a) Mafatty.
(b) Pav bhaji.
(c) Fry-bread.
(d) Baozi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 2 opens with which of the following?

3. What field of study does Elizabeth pursue as an undergraduate?

4. What position does Elizabeth initially take with Cleeves?

5. How does the memoir gloss “Ndinokuda”?

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