View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 7 opens with which of the following?
(a) “It is my second year in London, and I stand in the doorway, scanning the small room for an empty chair.”
(b) “Your rent is due; no discussion.”
(c) “Miracles happen all the time, we just have to recognize them for what they are.”
(d) “As soon as I see the logo on the wall, I run toward it, my heart thumping wildly.”

2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 6?
(a) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(b) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”
(c) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”
(d) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”

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

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

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

6. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 1?
(a) Congo.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Sudan.
(d) ZImbabwe.

7. Which of the following is for sale outside Elizabeth’s first school when she first attends it?
(a) Mafatty.
(b) Fry-bread.
(c) Baozi.
(d) Pav bhaji.

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

9. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 3?
(a) “You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave them food yesterday.”
(b) “We desire to bequeath two things to our children: the first one is roots, the other one is wings.”
(c) “If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.”
(d) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”

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

11. In which part of London are Elizabeth’s first lodgings in that city?
(a) Notting Hill.
(b) Kensington.
(c) Bayswater.
(d) Paddington.

12. How does Amai pass the time along the bus ride away from Gogo?
(a) Crosswords.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Knitting.

13. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 5?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Malawi.
(d) Zimbabwe.

14. What is the name of Amai’s youngest child?
(a) Memo.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Osi.
(d) Chio.

15. What position does Elizabeth initially take with Cleeves?
(a) Research assistant.
(b) Administrative intern.
(c) Research intern.
(d) Administrative assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gogo remark Zimbabwe had previously been called?

2. How does the memoir gloss “tasununguka”?

3. While living with Sam, what gift does Elizabeth receive from a girl in her class?

4. About which of the following is Iman cautioned?

5. In which year does the first Chimurenga begin?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 436 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample