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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following does Chapter 9 begin?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Burundi.

2. Chapter 8 opens with which of the following?
(a) “The sharp smell of antiseptic cleaning solution lingers in the air like a strange perfume.”
(b) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”
(c) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”
(d) “Stumbling through a dense forest in rural Uganda, practically breathless, I finally slump over.”

3. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 12?
(a) “However long the night, dawn always breaks.
(b) “Those who want the rain, must also accept the mud.”
(c) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
(d) “In a moment of crisis, the wise build bridges.”

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 11?
(a) “If you pick up one end of the stick, you also pick up the other.”
(b) “Where there is love, there is no darkness.”
(c) “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”
(d) “I am because we are, and because we are, you are.”

5. At what age does the memoir note a person can be married in the United States?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

6. What nickname associates with Henzi?
(a) Run-Run.
(b) Chop-Chop.
(c) Cut-Cut.
(d) Hack-Hack.

7. To which of the following does Sam have an allergy?
(a) Trimethoprim.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Tetracycline.
(d) Sulfamethoxazole.

8. Which African country does the narrator hold up as a useful model of eliminating child marriage?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Malawi.
(c) Burundi.
(d) Zimbabwe.

9. For whom does Elizabeth work when she travels to Budongo?
(a) Cleeves.
(b) Phumzile.
(c) Seiter.
(d) Amaziago.

10. Elizabeth notes the development of a “husband school” in which of the following countries?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Burundi.
(c) ZImbabwe.
(d) Malawi.

11. In which of the following does Chapter 12 begin?
(a) New York.
(b) Niger.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Congo.

12. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 13?
(a) “Those who want the rain, must also accept the mud.”
(b) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
(c) “In a moment of crisis, the wise build bridges.”
(d) “However long the night, dawn always breaks.

13. Who is Elizabeth’s teacher in Budongo?
(a) Betty.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jane.

14. At what age does Elizabeth graduate from secondary school?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

15. Which of the following Nordic countries does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?
(a) Norway.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Finland.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 14?

2. What occupation does Osi have when Elizabeth visits Harare amid working with Cleeves?

3. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 15?

4. In which *hospital* does Chapter 8 begin?

5. Which of the following companies does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?

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