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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Elizabeth note having after paying a second month’s rent at the hostel?
(a) £60.
(b) £50.
(c) £40.
(d) £70.

2. In what part of Harare do Sam and Jane live?
(a) Eastlea.
(b) Chisipite.
(c) Mabvuku.
(d) Greendale.

3. At what Tube stop does Elizabeth miss a connection?
(a) South Kensington.
(b) Sloane Square.
(c) Gloucester Road.
(d) Holland Park.

4. What color is the dress Elizabeth wears when Sam first picks her up from Amai?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

5. How does Val refer to Elizabeth?
(a) My friend.
(b) My girl.
(c) My child.
(d) My dear.

6. How many siblings does Val report having?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

7. Of which of the following United Nations entities does Elizabeth note having been aware before coming to London?
(a) IMO.
(b) OPCW.
(c) IAEA.
(d) WHO.

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

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

10. How does the memoir gloss “tasununguka”?
(a) White oppressors.
(b) We are free.
(c) Child of African soil.
(d) Orphan.

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

12. To which of the following is the memoir dedicated?
(a) Africa.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Egypt.

13. How does the memoir gloss “Mwana Wevhu”?
(a) Orphan.
(b) Child of African soil.
(c) White oppressors.
(d) We are free.

14. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 3?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Congo.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Senegal.

15. 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?”

Short Answer Questions

1. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?

2. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?

3. From which city does the narrator fly to London for the first time?

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 7?

5. What is the monthly rent for Elizabeth’s hostel?

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