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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. From which country does Bronwyn hail?
(a) ZImbabwe.
(b) Yemen.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Ukraine.

2. Chapter 5 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Your rent is due; no discussion.”
(b) “As soon as I see the logo on the wall, I run toward it, my heart thumping wildly.”
(c) “It is my second year in London, and I stand in the doorway, scanning the small room for an empty chair.”
(d) “Miracles happen all the time, we just have to recognize them for what they are.”

3. In what village did the narrator live?
(a) Tulichewan.
(b) Ruwa.
(c) Goromonzi.
(d) Arcturus.

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

5. What color is the dress Elizabeth wears when Sam first picks her up from Amai?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following is Iman a graduate?

2. What is the name of Amai’s youngest child?

3. In the memoir, the phrase “Une muvra?” carries which of the following meanings?

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 5?

5. How many rooms are in the hostel where Elizabeth initially stays in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. What reason is given for Gogo having raised Elizabeth?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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