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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?
(a) Talent agency.
(b) Real estate agency.
(c) Travel agency.
(d) Intelligence agency.

2. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?
(a) Sunflower seeds.
(b) Pistachios.
(c) Pepitas.
(d) Cashews.

3. How old was Val when his father died?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. Which of the following languages does Sam speak?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

5. Chapter 4 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Your rent is due; no discussion.”
(b) “As soon as I see the logo on the wall, I run toward it, my heart thumping wildly.”
(c) “It is my second year in London, and I stand in the doorway, scanning the small room for an empty chair.”
(d) “Miracles happen all the time, we just have to recognize them for what they are.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the memoir gloss “tsotsi”?

2. How does the memoir gloss “rombe”?

3. How does Val refer to Elizabeth?

4. At what age does Elizabeth learn of Chimurenga?

5. What name does Elizabeth adopt at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contributions to the war effort does Gogo note women made?

2. How does Gogo define “shinga” for Elizabeth?

3. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the final section of Chapter 2 (12-21)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

4. What reasons does Elizabeth give for keeping her room at the London hostel despite initial misgivings?

5. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 6 (71-73)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

6. What does Gogo take with her when she leaves Elizabeth to go assist people in another village?

7. What justifications are used to refuse Elizabeth work initially?

8. What goods does Elizabeth’s mother bring when she first arrives to pick Elizabeth up from Gogo?

9. What dream does Elizabeth have when she falls asleep in Sam’s car after he first takes her from Amai?

10. How does Elizabeth arrange to pay for her rent at the hostel after her second month there?

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