View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Middle Passage Part 4, Chapter 12, what was the name of the girl at the narrator's father's flat?
(a) Faith.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Patience.
(d) Grace.

2. In Part 6, Chapter 2 of Day and Night, what could the narrator buy for the price of an African trainee teacher's yearly wage?
(a) Purse.
(b) Coat.
(c) Jeans.
(d) Shoes.

3. In Part 5, Chapter 6 of Night and Day, who did Tracey's mother accuse of something terrible?
(a) Miss Isabel.
(b) Mr. Booth.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The narrator.

4. How old was the narrator in Night and Day, Part 5, Chapter 1?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

5. In Part 6, Chapter 5 of Day and Night, what did Bahram say was his game?
(a) Badminton.
(b) Polo.
(c) Football.
(d) Tennis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, Chapter 8 of Middle Passage, how old were Jay and Kara?

2. In Night and Day, Part 5, Chapter 3, when was the school finished in Africa?

3. Where did Hawa's half-brother go to a Quaker college in the United States?

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

5. At the end of Night and Day, Part 5, Chapter 4, what was Mr. Booth playing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2 of Middle Passage, what were age mates and how did they help Lamin?

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

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

4. In Chapter 1 of Night and Day, what was the narrator's father's life like?

5. In Chapter 12 of Middle Passage, where did the narrator see Tracey, and how did the narrator and her mother help her?

6. In Chapter 7 of Day and Night, why did the narrator burn Tracey's letter?

7. In Chapter 7 of Middle Passage, why did the narrator's father say in the flat after he and the narrator's mother split up?

8. In Chapter 5 of Day and Night, where did Tracey and the narrator meet and what did Tracey suggest?

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

10. In Chapter 7 of Day and Night, who was Tracey having an affair with?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 856 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample