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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is the memoir dedicated?
(a) Sam.
(b) Gogo.
(c) Baba.
(d) Amai.

2. At which Harare hospital does Jane work?
(a) Zaoga.
(b) Mabelreign.
(c) Gomo Central.
(d) Parirenyatwa.

3. In which year does the second Chimurenga begin?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1896.

4. 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.”

5. How does the narrator gloss the term “gogo” in the memoir?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Father.
(d) Grandmother.

6. What color dress is the narrator wearing when she arrives in London?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

7. What does the narrator note eating?
(a) Termites.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Ants.
(d) Grasshoppers.

8. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 5?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Ghana.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Malawi.

9. What color is Elizabeth’s suitcase when she arrives in London?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

10. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?
(a) Travel agency.
(b) Intelligence agency.
(c) Talent agency.
(d) Real estate agency.

11. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 6?
(a) Malawi.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Ghana.

12. How does Amai pass the time along the bus ride away from Gogo?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Reading.
(c) Crosswords.
(d) Sleeping.

13. In which part of London are Elizabeth’s first lodgings in that city?
(a) Bayswater.
(b) Notting Hill.
(c) Paddington.
(d) Kensington.

14. What color is the dress worn by the receptionist who first refuses Elizabeth work in London?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Purple.

15. In what village did the narrator live?
(a) Ruwa.
(b) Tulichewan.
(c) Goromonzi.
(d) Arcturus.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what Tube stop does Elizabeth miss a connection?

2. What profession had Val’s father held?

3. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 1?

4. How does the memoir gloss “tsotsi”?

5. Which of the following languages does Elizabeth note speaking?

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