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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Shakespearean play did Raymond’s colleague quote when Gifty was discussing her work?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Midsummer’s Night Dream.
(d) Hamlet.

2. What nickname did Gifty’s mother give her as a child?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Asana.
(c) Asaa.
(d) Gifty.

3. How old was Gifty’s mother when she met her father?
(a) 35.
(b) 15.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

4. What did Nana say about soccer when the bus arrived in Chapter 15?
(a) It was his favorite sport.
(b) He didn’t want his mother to watch him play.
(c) He no longer wanted to play.
(d) He didn’t know how to play.

5. Where is Gifty living when her mother comes to stay with her at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Alabama.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) California.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Gifty’s brother was born in Ghana, who wanted to move to America?

2. In Chapter 1, where was Gifty staying while her mother healed?

3. Whose party does Gifty attend with her grad school cohort?

4. Who is Gifty’s lab mate at Stanford?

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

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