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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 12 opens with which of the following?
(a) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(b) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(c) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”
(d) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”

2. Which of the following companies does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?
(a) Experian.
(b) PricewaterhouseCoopers.
(c) Bain & Company.
(d) Boston Consulting Group.

3. What kind of car does the memoir note Osi drives?
(a) Toyota Corolla.
(b) Honda Civic.
(c) Chevy Impala.
(d) Ford Taurus.

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

5. Chapter 13 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(b) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(c) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”
(d) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”

6. Which of the following means “disease” in the memoir?
(a) Aarun.
(b) Chirwere.
(c) Beshita.
(d) Shikkan.

7. How does the memoir gloss “Muramba Tsvina”?
(a) One who refuses filth.
(b) One who embraces love.
(c) One who embraces filth.
(d) One who refuses love.

8. Under which UN Secretary-General does HeForShe begin?
(a) António Guterres.
(b) Kofi Annan.
(c) Ban Ki-Moon.
(d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

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

10. Into what position is Elizabeth first promoted while working with Cleeves?
(a) Events organizer.
(b) Operations manager.
(c) Office assistant.
(d) Bookkeeping clerk.

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

12. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 8?
(a) “I am because we are, and because we are, you are.”
(b) “If you pick up one end of the stick, you also pick up the other.”
(c) “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”
(d) “Where there is love, there is no darkness.”

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

14. With which of the following is Elizabeth afflicted in Burkina Faso?
(a) Altitude sickness.
(b) River blindness.
(c) Morning sickness.
(d) Malaria.

15. What medicine does the memoir note is of effect in Budongo and similar communities?
(a) Amodiaquine.
(b) Furazolidone.
(c) Piperazine.
(d) Ivermectin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname associates with Henzi?

2. Which of the following is the name of one of Cleeves’s sons?

3. Which of the following does Gogo have slaughtered for a feast when Elizabeth returns?

4. Chapter 15 opens with which of the following?

5. Which African country does the narrator hold up as a useful model of gender parity?

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