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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bitter named Bitter?
(a) No one knows.
(b) She was conceived as a result of rape.
(c) Her mother had a craving for radishes while pregnant with her.
(d) She always liked bitter-tasting things.

2. What does Pet ask Jam to do at Redemption's house?
(a) Really look at what is happening there.
(b) Record video for it.
(c) Record audio for it.
(d) Examine the books on the shelves there.

3. What has Jam said to Redemption that he holds in his hands?
(a) Peace.
(b) Blame.
(c) Violence.
(d) Victory.

4. What does Jam tell Pet she thinks of her parents in Chapter 4?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are afraid.
(c) They are right.
(d) They are biased.

5. In Chapter 4, what do Jam's parents make her do so they can talk to Pet alone?
(a) Go to her grandmother's house.
(b) Go to Redemption's house.
(c) Go to bed.
(d) Go to school.

6. Who got rid of Jam's town's monsters?
(a) The teachers.
(b) The priests.
(c) The angels.
(d) The police.

7. In Chapter 2, how much longer does it take Bitter to finish her painting?
(a) 3 more weeks.
(b) 8 more months.
(c) 4 more months.
(d) 2 more weeks.

8. What is one thing Jam experiences as part of her gender transition?
(a) Therapy.
(b) Her parents' lies.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Bullying.

9. What does Aloe do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Notary.
(c) Paramedic.
(d) Judge.

10. In the end of Chapter 1, how do the monsters come back?
(a) When people start taking their monuments down.
(b) When people forget about them.
(c) When people start talking about them again.
(d) When people sing the right song.

11. What is one thing that is scary about Pet at first in Chapter 3?
(a) Its nose.
(b) Its ears.
(c) Its eyes.
(d) Its voice.

12. Why does Bitter remind Aloe that beings like Pet come to town?
(a) To herald an era of doom.
(b) For a reason - because monsters are there.
(c) To kill the leadership.
(d) To wreak havoc.

13. What does Jam's mother do for a living?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Artist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Writer.

14. Who is Hibiscus married to?
(a) Glass.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Beloved.
(d) Aloe.

15. Where does Pet tell Jam it thinks the monster is?
(a) Her school.
(b) Her house.
(c) Ube's house.
(d) Redemption's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emezi describe the justice of the revolution in Chapter 5?

2. What does Jam's mother tell her a monster looks like?

3. What is it hard to build a new world without doing?

4. Who is the best at getting through to Bitter when she is in a manic mode for working?

5. How does Jam usually treat the books she checks out from the library?

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