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

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

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

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

5. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 10?
(a) Burundi.
(b) Uganda.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Ehiopia.

6. Chapter 12 opens with which of the following?
(a) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(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) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”

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

8. Which of the following *Asian countries* does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?
(a) Korea.
(b) China.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Japan.

9. For whom does Elizabeth work when she signs on with UN Women?
(a) Cleeves.
(b) Amazigo.
(c) Phumzile.
(d) Seiter.

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

11. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 13?
(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.”

12. What condition afflicts the narrator as Chapter 8 begins?
(a) Morning sickness.
(b) River blindness.
(c) Altitude sickness.
(d) Malaria.

13. In which *city* does Chapter 8 begin?
(a) Addis Ababa.
(b) Adama.
(c) Dire Dawa.
(d) Gondar.

14. Which of the following does the narrator note has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of under 1%?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Kenya.

15. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 9?
(a) “I am because we are, and because we are, you are.”
(b) “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”
(c) “Where there is love, there is no darkness.”
(d) “If you pick up one end of the stick, you also pick up the other.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 15?

2. Which of the following Nordic countries does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?

3. To which of the following does Osi compare Elizabeth?

4. Chapter 13 opens with which of the following?

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

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