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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-49 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gifty’s father go on the pretense he was visiting his brother?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) Florida.
(d) Alabama.

2. What is DBS?
(a) Developing Brain Science.
(b) Deep Barometric Systems.
(c) Deep Brain Stimulation.
(d) Definitive Brain Science.

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

4. Gifty says that the community turned on Nana once his addiction became apparent. Who was among the crowd of those booing him at his final basketball game?
(a) P.T.
(b) Ryan Green.
(c) The Chin Chin Man.
(d) Pastor John.

5. What does Gifty use as the “reward” for her mice during her experiments?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Ensure.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story from the Book of John does Gifty often think about and find hard to believe?

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

3. What did Gifty and her aunt try to sell in the market in Ghana?

4. After Gifty stopped speaking to Anne, for how long did Anne try to text Gifty before giving up?

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

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