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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-13.

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) Sleep.
(b) Scream.
(c) Cry.
(d) Pray.

2. What teacher urged Gifty toward science?
(a) Mrs. Paternack.
(b) Mrs. Pastornack.
(c) Ms. Thomas.
(d) Mr. Cline.

3. Where is the narrator’s childhood home?
(a) California.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Ghana.

4. Who was Gifty’s boyfriend, who told her she could explain her work to him the hard way?
(a) Han.
(b) Steven.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Raymond.

5. What is Gifty’s brother's name?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Han.
(c) Nana.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Buzz refer to in Gifty’s journal?

2. How old was Gifty’s mother when she met her father?

3. What do they call Gifty’s father?

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

5. What family member did Gifty stay with in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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