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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mr. Thomas funeral, Gifty’s mother made her father pull the car over so she could do what after hearing someone speak ill of the dead?
(a) Cry.
(b) Pray.
(c) Scream.
(d) Sleep.

2. Who is Gifty’s lab mate at Stanford?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Han.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Steven.

3. What family member did Gifty stay with in Chapter 1?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her father.

4. What was the name of the church Gifty’s mother attended when Gifty was young?
(a) Ghanaian Church of God.
(b) First Africans of God Church.
(c) The Ghanaian Association.
(d) First Assemblies of God Church.

5. What did Gifty learn that Raymond’s father was in Chapter 14?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A soccer coach.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gifty’s brother die?

2. How did Gifty, Nana, and their mother get home from Nashville?

3. In Chapter 13, what did Gifty refuse to eat for three days before her mother threatened her with a switch?

4. Where is Gifty living when her mother comes to stay with her at the beginning of the novel?

5. In Chapter 4, the letters to God asked if God was where? 


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