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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 7?
(a) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”
(b) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”
(c) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(d) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”

2. Which of the following is for sale outside Elizabeth’s first school when she first attends it?
(a) Sago.
(b) Orhu.
(c) Madora.
(d) Ikolo.

3. Which of the following is the name of one of Cleeves’s sons?
(a) James.
(b) Fred.
(c) John.
(d) Jacob.

4. In the memoir, the phrase “Ko, chikafu?” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) “Do you have shelter?”
(b) “Do you have food?”
(c) “Do you have water?”
(d) “Do you have a nickel?”

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 4?
(a) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(b) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”
(c) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”
(d) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the memoir gloss “nherera”?

2. In what part of Geneva does Elizabeth take an apartment?

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

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

5. Which of the following is the last of Gogo’s sons?

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