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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. Which of the following schools had Elizabeth hoped to attend?
(a) University of Cambridge.
(b) University of Lincoln.
(c) University of London.
(d) University of York.

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

3. How does the memoir gloss “Ndinokuda”?
(a) I love you.
(b) I depart from you.
(c) I loathe you.
(d) I greet you.

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 5?
(a) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”
(b) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”
(c) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(d) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”

5. While living with Sam, what gift does Elizabeth receive from a girl in her class?
(a) Feces.
(b) Phlegm.
(c) Vomit.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 5 opens with which of the following?

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

4. How does the narrator gloss the term “sisis” in the memoir?

5. As which of the following does Elizabeth regard the staffer at the hostel where she first stays in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What barrier to communication does Elizabeth experience when she arrives at the hostel in London?

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

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

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

5. What foods are noted to be grown near Gogo’s hut (2)?

6. 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?

7. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the final section of Chapter 7 (95-98)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?

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

9. What work does Elizabeth initially find in London?

10. 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?

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