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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 “vapambepfumi”?
(a) Orphan.
(b) Child of African soil.
(c) We are free.
(d) White oppressors.

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

3. How does the memoir gloss “Mwana Wevhu”?
(a) Orphan.
(b) Child of African soil.
(c) White oppressors.
(d) We are free.

4. Chapter 2 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(b) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”
(c) “The building towered up taller than I had ever seen before.”
(d) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”

5. What profession had Val’s father held?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Architect.
(d) Engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what Tube stop does Elizabeth emerge to reach her first lodgings in London?

2. What fruit does the narrator remark is in the Good Forest?

3. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 2?

4. As which of the following does Elizabeth regard the staffer at the hostel where she first stays in London?

5. In which part of London are Elizabeth’s first lodgings in that city?

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