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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Val refer to Elizabeth?
(a) My child.
(b) My dear.
(c) My girl.
(d) My friend.

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

7. In what year is Elizabeth born?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1975.

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

10. What profession does Bronwyn seek to have?
(a) Dermatologist.
(b) Ophthalmologist.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Dentist.

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

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

13. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?
(a) Dental clinic.
(b) Dance clinic.
(c) Optometric clinic.
(d) Medical clinic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 opens with which of the following?

2. From what Tube stop does Elizabeth emerge to reach her first lodgings in London?

3. To which of the following is the memoir dedicated?

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 3?

5. How does the memoir gloss “mangwanani”?

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