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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which country does Bronwyn hail?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Yemen.
(c) South Africa.
(d) ZImbabwe.

2. At what age does Elizabeth learn of Chimurenga?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

3. How does the narrator gloss the term “sekurus” in the memoir?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Uncles.

4. From which of the following is Iman a graduate?
(a) Medical school.
(b) Law school.
(c) Divinity school.
(d) Graduate school.

5. 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.

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

7. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 2?
(a) “We desire to bequeath two things to our children: the first one is roots, the other one is wings.”
(b) “If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.”
(c) “You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave them food yesterday.”
(d) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”

8. As which of the following does Elizabeth regard the staffer at the hostel where she first stays in London?
(a) Answelica.
(b) Baphomet.
(c) Little-One.
(d) Tiny Nose.

9. How old was Val when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

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

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

12. What color are Amai’s shoes when she first picks Elizabeth up from Gogo?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Gray.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the second of Gogo’s sons?

2. Which of the following is for sale outside Elizabeth’s first school when she first attends it?

3. What fruit does the narrator remark is in the Good Forest?

4. Chapter 4 opens with which of the following?

5. Chapter 7 opens with which of the following?

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