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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. In Night and Day, Part 5, Chapter 1, what did the narrator's mother want to turn into a community meeting space?
(a) Small abandoned house.
(b) Garden shed.
(c) Train depot.
(d) Bike shed.

2. In Part 6, Chapter 2 of Day and Night, who was beaten by soldiers?
(a) An epileptic.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A Tablighi.

3. In Middle Passage, Part 4, Chapter 1, who was the narrator with when she saw a dance performed by the greatest dancer she had ever seen?
(a) Judy.
(b) Lamin.
(c) Aimee.
(d) Errol.

4. In Part 4, Chapter 10 of Middle Passage, who was the narrator in love with?
(a) Japanese friend.
(b) Romanian friend.
(c) German friend.
(d) French friend.

5. In Day and Night Part 6, Chapter 3, what did the narrator's father's grandparents do for a living?
(a) Miller and tailor.
(b) Baker and draper.
(c) Rag boiler and rag cutter.
(d) Grocers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sarah Forbes Bonetta when she was kidnapped by Dahomey raiders?

2. In Middle Passage, Part 4, Chapter 1, what dance did the narrator remember was performed by the greatest dancer she had ever seen?

3. How much younger was Hawa than the narrator?

4. In Part 6, Chapter 5 of Day and Night, where did the narrator work while waiting to find a job in media?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 9 of Middle Passage, what did the narrator often do with her mother on Saturdays?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6 of Day and Night, how and why did the narrator think she was being punished?

2. In Chapter 6 of Day and Night, when did Lamin first appear publicly with Aimee?

3. In Chapter 5 of Day and Night, what was the narrator's first job after college?

4. In Chapter 6 of Middle Passage, how was the trip to the village different from what the narrator had experienced before Aimee arrived?

5. In chapter 6 of Night and Day, why did Miss Isobel come to visit the narrator and her mother?

6. In Chapter 4, where did the narrator and Lamin go and what did they do there?

7. In Chapter 1 of Day and Night, what did the narrator say about getting into college?

8. In Chapter 4 of Middle Passage, how did authority shift between the narrator and her mother?

9. In Night and Day, Chapter 3, what did the narrator and Fern eat together for the evening meal?

10. In Middle Passage, Chapter 1, what was the kankurang?

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