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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. How does the memoir gloss “rombe”?
(a) Useless girl from this village.
(b) Useless boy from this village.
(c) Useless girl from another village.
(d) Useless boy from another village.

2. As which of the following is HIV/AIDS euphemized in Harare?
(a) Disease.
(b) Illness.
(c) Infirmity.
(d) Sickness.

3. Which South American country does the narrator hold up as a useful model of gender parity?
(a) Chile.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) Uruguay.

4. Which African country does the narrator hold up as a useful model of gender parity?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Burundi.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Rwanda.

5. Chapter 6 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Your rent is due; no discussion.”
(b) “It is my second year in London, and I stand in the doorway, scanning the small room for an empty chair.”
(c) “As soon as I see the logo on the wall, I run toward it, my heart thumping wildly.”
(d) “Miracles happen all the time, we just have to recognize them for what they are.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 5?

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

4. About which of the following is Iman cautioned?

5. To which of the following does Osi compare Elizabeth?

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