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

2. What does Gogo remark Zimbabwe had previously been called?
(a) Senegambia.
(b) Rhodesia.
(c) Nyasaland.
(d) Lemuria.

3. How does the memoir gloss “tsotsi”?
(a) Lover.
(b) Cook.
(c) Wife.
(d) Thief.

4. To what culture does Elizabeth claim to belong?
(a) Yoruba.
(b) Maasai.
(c) Shona.
(d) Igbo.

5. Which of the following languages does Elizabeth note speaking?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does the memoir gloss “Mwana wangu”?

2. To which of the following does Amai take Elizabeth from Gogo?

3. In the memoir, the phrase “Une muvra?” carries which of the following meanings?

4. Chapter 4 opens with which of the following?

5. What is the name of Amai’s youngest child?

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