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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. What street do Francis and Adah live on in Chapter 4?
(a) Ashdown Street.
(b) Guinness Court.
(c) East Harding Street.
(d) Birchin Lane.

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

3. In Chapter 5, what does Adah try to hit Trudy with?
(a) Glass bottle.
(b) Carpet sweeper.
(c) Book.
(d) Stick.

4. What is Vicky diagnosed with in Chapter 5?
(a) Measles.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Tuberculosis.

5. In Chapter 2, how many strokes does Cousin Vincent punish Adah with a cane?
(a) 69.
(b) 76.
(c) 103.
(d) 58.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the first lawyer for Ibuza come from?

2. What day of the week do the Ibuza men welcome Laywer Nweze?

3. In Chapter 1, how old did Adah think she was when she gave birth to a dream?

4. What wakes Francis in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Mr. Cole get Adah to eat after her first day at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adah get the money to take the entrance examination for the Methodist Girls' High School, and what does she pay for her theft?

2. What does Adah do when she wants to go to school and no one will send her?

3. In Chapter 5, when Vicky goes to the hospital, what does being at the hospital mean to Adah, and how does she feel about having her son there?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, why is there a sudden burst of excitement on the ship?

5. Why is Adah concerned in Chapter 4 when Titi stops talking, and how does she learn why Titi does not speak?

6. What did Pa's mother promise when she was dying, and who does she return as?

7. What does Adah come to think about her birthplace?

8. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?

9. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?

10. Where does Adah get a job, and why is her husband worried about her taking the job?

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