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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. As which of the following does the memoir gloss “Mwana wangu”?
(a) Oh, baby!
(b) My baby.
(c) Oh, dear!
(d) My dear.

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

3. What is the capital of Tanzania?
(a) Nairobi
(b) Dar es Salaam.
(c) Lilongwe.
(d) Kampala.

4. How does the narrator gloss the term “sadza” in the memoir?
(a) Wheat flour.
(b) Rice flour.
(c) Maize meal.
(d) Bean porridge.

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 16?
(a) “By rising as one, we rise, each one.”
(b) “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.”
(c) “It takes a village to raise a child.”
(d) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 1?

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

3. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 6?

4. For whom does Elizabeth work when she signs on with UN Women?

5. How does the memoir gloss “nherera”?

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