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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17, and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 15 opens with which of the following?
(a) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(b) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(c) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(d) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”

3. In the memoir, “mukana” has most nearly which of the following meanings?
(a) Imperative.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Determination.
(d) Opportunity.

4. With which of the following is Elizabeth afflicted in Burkina Faso?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Altitude sickness.
(c) River blindness.
(d) Morning sickness.

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 6?
(a) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”
(b) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”
(c) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(d) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the narrator note is spoken in Ethiopia?

2. Over access to what do the lion and the elephant fight in Gogo’s story?

3. How old was Val when his father died?

4. Chapter 9 opens with which of the following?

5. What profession had Val’s father held?

(see the answer key)

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