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

2. Into what high school had Elizabeth sought to gain entry?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Truman.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. What profession does Bronwyn seek to have?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Dermatologist.
(d) Ophthalmologist.

4. What profession had Val’s father held?
(a) Architect.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Engineer.

5. What color are Amai’s shoes when she first picks Elizabeth up from Gogo?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator gloss the term “sekurus” in the memoir?

2. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 3?

3. In what college does Elizabeth enroll as an undergraduate?

4. In what year is Elizabeth born?

5. About which of the following is Iman cautioned?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elizabeth eat while searching for jobs in London?

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

4. What initially gives Elizabeth doubts as she arrives in London?

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

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 work does Elizabeth initially find in London?

8. What happens with Nyari in Epworth?

9. 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?

10. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first two sections of Chapter 1—from the beginning of the chapter to “as if through mud” (1-3)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

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