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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Adah's mother charged with when Adah disappears in Chapter 1?
(a) Emotional abuse.
(b) Child abuse.
(c) Assault.
(d) Child neglect.

2. Which river goddess do Pa and his friends toast for not allowing Lawyer Nweze to go astray?
(a) Benin.
(b) Oboshi.
(c) Niger.
(d) Katsina Ala.

3. What color headscarves do the women wear who greet Layer Nweze when he arrives?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. Who is the father of Janet's baby when Mr. Babalola meets her?
(a) Ethiopian.
(b) Kenyan.
(c) Somalian.
(d) West Indian.

5. How premature was Adah when she was born?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

6. How does Adah say that she is related to Lawyer Nweze?
(a) Second cousin.
(b) Third cousin.
(c) Niece.
(d) Cousin.

7. When does Miss Stirling say that there will be a nursery place for Titi in Chapter 5?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

8. In Chapter 5, when Adah walks at lunch, what windows does she look into as she passes?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Clothing stores.
(c) Grocery stores.
(d) Bookstores.

9. What is the month in Chapter 3?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) April.

10. In Chapter 5, how is Adah feeling when she wakes?
(a) Nauseated.
(b) Headachy.
(c) Dizzy.
(d) Tired.

11. After Adah's brother goes to school, what school does she decide to attend?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Episcopal.

12. When Adah meets Jane, how old is her son Tony?
(a) 16 months.
(b) 27 months.
(c) 22 months.
(d) 18 months.

13. How many trips does Adah have to make to fill the water container when she lives on Pike Street?
(a) 13.
(b) 10 to 12.
(c) 14 to 16.
(d) 15.

14. In Chapter 3, where does Francis want Adah to get a job?
(a) Canning factory.
(b) Rug factory.
(c) Button factory.
(d) Shirt factory.

15. How long after Ada goes to school does her father go to the hospital?
(a) A few months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long does Adah tell her mother-in-law she would stay in the United Kingdom?

2. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Adah decide she will go someday?

3. Who drives Adah to the station from work when Vicky is sick in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 4, how old are Titi and Vicky?

5. How long does Pa say in the hospital before he dies?

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