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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. How many siblings does Val report having?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

3. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 4?
(a) Malawi.
(b) South Africa.
(c) ZImbabwe.
(d) Ghana.

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 6?
(a) Malawi.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Zimbabwe.

5. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 3?
(a) “If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.”
(b) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”
(c) “We desire to bequeath two things to our children: the first one is roots, the other one is wings.”
(d) “You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave them food yesterday.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amai pass the time along the bus ride away from Gogo?

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

3. How much money does Elizabeth note having after paying a second month’s rent at the hostel?

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 1?

5. From what Tube stop does Elizabeth emerge to reach her first lodgings in London?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 4 (41-44)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

3. Why does Elizabeth adopt a new name at school?

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

5. Why does Elizabeth walk away from Amai when the latter confronts her at school?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What work does Elizabeth initially find in London?

10. What message does Amai leave for Elizabeth when Sam takes her?

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