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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which cancer is Cleeves diagnosed?
(a) Ovarian.
(b) Uterine.
(c) Cervical.
(d) Breast.

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

3. Chapter 12 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) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(c) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”
(d) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”

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

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

6. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 14?
(a) Congo.
(b) Niger.
(c) Ghana.
(d) New York.

7. Chapter 10 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Stumbling through a dense forest in rural Uganda, practically breathless, I finally slump over.”
(b) “The sharp smell of antiseptic cleaning solution lingers in the air like a strange perfume.”
(c) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”
(d) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”

8. What occupation does Osi have when Elizabeth visits Harare amid working with Cleeves?
(a) Fixing televisions.
(b) Fixing computers.
(c) Programming computers.
(d) Sacking groceries.

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

10. Which South American country does the narrator hold up as a useful model of gender parity?
(a) Paraguay.
(b) Chile.
(c) Uruguay.
(d) Brazil.

11. What nickname does Sam have for Elizabeth?
(a) Hopping Bird.
(b) Little-One.
(c) Merry Goat.
(d) Pretty Bird.

12. What language does the narrator note is spoken in Ethiopia?
(a) Yoruba.
(b) Shona.
(c) Amharic.
(d) Ge'ez.

13. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 8?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Burundi.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Ethiopia.

14. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 11?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Burundi.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Kenya.

15. In which *hospital* does Chapter 8 begin?
(a) Zewditu Memorial.
(b) Bethzatha.
(c) St. Yared.
(d) Ethio Tabib.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 11 opens with which of the following?

2. Chapter 14 opens with which of the following?

3. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 13?

4. Work against what disease sends the protagonist to Budongo?

5. Which UN Secretary-General does Elizabeth meet first?

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