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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Cleeves’s husband?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Martin.
(d) William.

3. Chapter 11 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”
(b) “The sharp smell of antiseptic cleaning solution lingers in the air like a strange perfume.”
(c) “Stumbling through a dense forest in rural Uganda, practically breathless, I finally slump over.”
(d) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”

4. Which of the following is the name of one of Cleeves’s sons?
(a) Ebenezer.
(b) Uriah.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Pip.

5. Which UN Secretary-General does Elizabeth meet first?
(a) António Guterres.
(b) Kofi Annan.
(c) Ban Ki-Moon.
(d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

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

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

8. With which organization does Elizabeth first meet the UN Secretary-General?
(a) UNAIDS.
(b) UNICEF.
(c) UNESCO.
(d) UNIDO.

9. Which of the following does the narrator note is served in Ethiopia?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Sadza.
(c) Injera.
(d) Kitfo.

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

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

12. Work against what disease sends the protagonist to Budongo?
(a) Altitude sickness.
(b) Malaria.
(c) River blindness.
(d) Morning sickness.

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

14. Over access to what do the lion and the elephant fight in Gogo’s story?
(a) Crystal Heart.
(b) Horn of Plenty.
(c) Tree of Harmony.
(d) Book of Life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 15?

2. Chapter 10 opens with which of the following?

3. Which of the following *Asian countries* does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?

4. What is the name of the narrator’s guide in Budongo?

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 14?

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