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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. Where was Adah born?

2. How old is Janet when Mr. Babalola meets her?

3. How many siblings does Janet have?

4. In Chapter 5, what hospital is Vicky taken to?

5. Where does Adah walk on her lunch hour in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Adah's thoughts in Chapter 5 when she asks Francis to take the chldren to Trudy's and he complains?

2. What is Liverpool like when Adah sees it from her ship in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. What happens a few months after Adah starts school?

6. What is Adah taught about Ibuza?

7. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?

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

9. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 8, Francis lectures Adah for not going to work. Why does Francis lecture Adah for not going to work? Is Francis being hypocritical when he accuses Adah of being lazy?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Abuse can be physical, emotional, or both. How does Francis abuse Adah? Is the abuse he heaps on her physical, emotional, or both?

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