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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As which of the following does Gogo euphemize HIV/AIDS?
(a) God's punishment.
(b) The English disease.
(c) Satan’s illness.
(d) Sickening sickness.

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

3. What is the monthly rent for Elizabeth’s hostel?
(a) £50.
(b) £90.
(c) £80.
(d) £100.

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

5. Which of the following is the third of Gogo’s sons?
(a) Widzi.
(b) Oweni.
(c) Henzi.
(d) Sam.

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

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

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

9. What is Sam’s relationship to Elizabeth?
(a) Maternal uncle.
(b) Sororal husband.
(c) Second cousin.
(d) Paternal uncle.

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

11. Chapter 3 opens with which of the following?
(a) “The building towered up taller than I had ever seen before.”
(b) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”
(c) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”
(d) “I climb the steep stairs.”

12. What does Elizabeth initially determine to call Osi?
(a) Brother.
(b) Tiny Nose.
(c) The Boy.
(d) Little-One.

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

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

15. Which of the following is the last of Gogo’s sons?
(a) Oweni.
(b) Sam.
(c) Henzi.
(d) Widzi.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Amai take Elizabeth from Gogo?

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

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

4. How old was Val when his father died?

5. How many rooms are in the hostel where Elizabeth initially stays in London?

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