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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say she was?
(a) Home.
(b) The Caribbean.
(c) At St. Pancras International station.
(d) South Africa.

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, why does Deborah say she said life is worth living in her quoted writing?
(a) For "new hope" (118).
(b) For "the future" (118).
(c) For "love" (118).
(d) For hope "it will get better and we'll all get home safely" (118).

3. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say her mother was from?
(a) Ghana.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) South Africa.

4. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she asked the man on the train?
(a) To date her.
(b) To leave.
(c) For his number.
(d) To make room for the woman.

5. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she compared herself to?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Simon de Beauvoir.
(c) Satre.
(d) Algren.

6. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she remembered?
(a) Coming to South Africa at age nine.
(b) Coming to Britain at age nine.
(c) Crying.
(d) Being happy.

7. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the young woman was studying?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Italian.
(d) Arabic.

8. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say appeared at her home?
(a) Her ten year old self.
(b) Her nine-year-old self.
(c) Her twelve year old self.
(d) Her ex.

9. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a woman wears?
(a) A head.
(b) A green ribbon.
(c) A bonnet.
(d) A mask.

10. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say she would buy the ice lollies from?
(a) Online.
(b) The supermarket.
(c) A store owned by three Turkish brothers.
(d) The hospital.

11. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she boarded?
(a) A train.
(b) A plane.
(c) A boat.
(d) The Eurostar.

12. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the man on the train was going to buy?
(a) New earphones.
(b) A car.
(c) Medical shoes for his wife.
(d) Gifts.

13. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say touched her most about the postcard?
(a) Her mother's writing.
(b) The pictures.
(c) Her mother's tears.
(d) The "x" on the map in the front.

14. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what myth does Deborah say captured her?
(a) The Medusa myth.
(b) Hades.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Adam and Eve.

15. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she lost after her mother's death?
(a) A sense of direction.
(b) Hope.
(c) Space
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what did the sign on the fountain say according to Debra?

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what background does Deborah say her mother had come from?

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say is her mother's background?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say she bought the lollies?

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say her mother taught her?

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