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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what school does Sam enroll Elizabeth?
(a) Epworth Primary.
(b) Admiral Tait.
(c) Taalnet Eastview.
(d) Moffat.

2. Which of the following is for sale outside Elizabeth’s first school when she first attends it?
(a) Sago.
(b) Madora.
(c) Orhu.
(d) Ikolo.

3. To what culture does Elizabeth claim to belong?
(a) Igbo.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Shona.
(d) Maasai.

4. In the memoir, “mukana” has most nearly which of the following meanings?
(a) Imperative.
(b) Determination.
(c) Resignation.
(d) Opportunity.

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

6. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 4?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Malawi.
(c) ZImbabwe.
(d) Ghana.

7. Into what high school had Elizabeth sought to gain entry?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Truman.
(d) Kennedy.

8. To which agency does the protagonist originally apply for work in London?
(a) United Nations Association.
(b) United Nations Human Settlements Program.
(c) United Nations System Staff College.
(d) United Nations Children’s Fund.

9. As which of the following does the memoir gloss “Mwana wangu”?
(a) My baby.
(b) Oh, dear!
(c) My dear.
(d) Oh, baby!

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

11. From which city does the narrator fly to London for the first time?
(a) Bulawayo.
(b) Harare.
(c) Chimoio.
(d) Gweru.

12. How does the memoir gloss “Aaaa, tiripo kana makadiyiwo”?
(a) We are unwell, as long as you are well.
(b) We are well, as long as you are well.
(c) We are well, as long as you are unwell.
(d) We are unwell, as long as you are unwell.

13. Chapter 1 opens with which of the following?
(a) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”
(b) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(c) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”
(d) “I climb the steep stairs.”

14. Of which of the following United Nations entities does Elizabeth note having been aware before coming to London?
(a) UPU.
(b) UNWTO.
(c) UNESCO.
(d) UNIDO.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession had Val’s father held?

2. As which of the following does Gogo euphemize HIV/AIDS?

3. In which country do Sam and Jane meet?

4. What name does Elizabeth adopt at school?

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 5?

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