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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. To which agency does the protagonist originally apply for work in London?
(a) United Nations System Staff College.
(b) United Nations Human Settlements Program.
(c) United Nations Children’s Fund.
(d) United Nations Association.

2. Chapter 3 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(b) “The building towered up taller than I had ever seen before.”
(c) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”
(d) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”

3. How does the memoir gloss “tsotsi”?
(a) Thief.
(b) Cook.
(c) Lover.
(d) Wife.

4. How does the narrator gloss the term “ambuyas” in the memoir?
(a) Uncles.
(b) Aunts.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Brothers.

5. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 5?
(a) Malawi.
(b) Ghana.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Zimbabwe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Elizabeth note her hostel room smells?

2. How many siblings does Val report having?

3. Of which of the following United Nations entities does Elizabeth note having been aware before coming to London?

4. At what age does Elizabeth learn of Chimurenga?

5. In what village did the narrator live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the young Elizabeth note not being scared at Gogo’s extended absence assisting people in another village?

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

3. What is Chimurenga in the memoir?

4. 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?

5. What happens with Nyari in Epworth?

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. How does Gogo define “shinga” for Elizabeth?

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

9. What job is Val able to get for Elizabeth?

10. How does Gogo report the Zimbabweans first greeted the British?

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