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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 what Tube stop does Elizabeth miss a connection?
(a) Holland Park.
(b) Gloucester Road.
(c) South Kensington.
(d) Sloane Square.

2. To which of the following is the memoir dedicated?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Africa.

3. At which Harare hospital does Jane work?
(a) Parirenyatwa.
(b) Mabelreign.
(c) Gomo Central.
(d) Zaoga.

4. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Barley.
(c) Maize.
(d) Rice.

5. What does the narrator note eating?
(a) Grasshoppers.
(b) Ants.
(c) Termites.
(d) Beetles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Val when his father died?

2. From which city does the narrator fly to London for the first time?

3. In which part of London are Elizabeth’s first lodgings in that city?

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 2?

5. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What reason does Elizabeth give for refusing an offer of food from a village woman when Gogo is too long away?

4. What is Chimurenga in the memoir?

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

6. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 7 (85-86)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

7. What are the results of Elizabeth’s first year in school?

8. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the final section of Chapter 1—from “I will never forget this moment” to the end (8)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

9. Why does Elizabeth note Gogo prefers to do her own selling?

10. What is the weather like when Elizabeth first arrives in London?

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