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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As which of the following does Gogo euphemize HIV/AIDS?

3. How old was Val when his father died?

4. About which of the following is Iman cautioned?

5. From what country is Val?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What does Elizabeth note is the primary mission of UNICEF?

10. What work does Elizabeth initially find in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent can the memoir be read as an account of generational success? What in the memoir justifies such a reading, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s name.

Essay Topic 3

A lack of formal sectional division in the memoir obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

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