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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. At what library does Adah have a job in Chapter 11?
(a) Maughan.
(b) Bethnal Green.
(c) Kensington.
(d) Chalk Farm.

2. What lappa does Adah ask Francis to bring her in Chapter 9?
(a) The blue one.
(b) One that says Nigerian Independence, 1960.
(c) The red one.
(d) The one that has a map of Nigeria.

3. How many stepsons does the woman in bed 11 have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Where do Adah and Francis sit at the Nobles when they come to inquire about renting a place?
(a) Sofa.
(b) Love seat.
(c) Easy chairs.
(d) Straight-back chairs.

5. What nationality is a woman associate of the surgeon in Chapter 9?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Indian.
(d) Pakistani.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what nationality are the midwives who come for Adah?

2. In Chapter 9, what color nightgown does Francis buy Adah?

3. What day of the week does Adah go to the public bath at the beginning of Chapter 11?

4. When Mr. Noble was asked to remove his trousers, what was he paid to do so?

5. Who own the houses on either sides of the Nobles?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how does Adah feel when she takes Titi to a play group?

2. In Chapter 6, what news do Francis and Adah receive in a letter?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Adah decide her marriage is finished?

4. What happens when Adah and Francis go to look at a room in Chapter 6?

5. What is the birth of Adah's child like in Chapter 8, and what does she have?

6. When and where does Adah take a bath and why?

7. What trap did Mr. Noble fall into when he bought a house in Wiles Road?

8. Why does Adah decide not to get the Pill for birth control?

9. Why did some Nigerian men come to England in the late 1940s?

10. In Chapter 10, how does Adah have Christmas presents for her chldren, and what does each child get?

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