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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 7?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Malawi.
(d) Ghana.

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

3. How does the memoir gloss “Ndinokuda”?
(a) I loathe you.
(b) I greet you.
(c) I depart from you.
(d) I love you.

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

5. What field of study does Elizabeth pursue as an undergraduate?
(a) Macroeconomics.
(b) Political science.
(c) International relations.
(d) Pre-medicine.

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

7. How does the memoir gloss “tsotsi”?
(a) Wife.
(b) Thief.
(c) Lover.
(d) Cook.

8. What is the name of Amai’s second daughter?
(a) Memo.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Chio.
(d) Osi.

9. While living with Sam, what gift does Elizabeth receive from a girl in her class?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Feces.
(c) Blood.
(d) Phlegm.

10. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 4?
(a) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”
(b) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(c) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”
(d) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”

11. In which country do Sam and Jane meet?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

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

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

14. What does Gogo remark Zimbabwe had previously been called?
(a) Senegambia.
(b) Nyasaland.
(c) Lemuria.
(d) Rhodesia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 4 opens with which of the following?

2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 3?

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

4. What is the name of Amai’s youngest child?

5. How does the memoir gloss “Aaaa, tiripo kana makadiyiwo”?

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