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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, who spoke ill of Mr. Thomas at his funeral?
(a) His daughter.
(b) Nana.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Gifty.

2. In Chapter 8, Gifty said she never drank because she feared what?
(a) Gaining weight.
(b) Socializing.
(c) Addiction.
(d) Vomiting.

3. In Chapter 6, in her office, Gifty reads a journal entry about the time her brother went where?
(a) Rehab.
(b) Soccer playoffs.
(c) School.
(d) Prom.

4. What did Gifty need to buy for her Naked Egg experiment?
(a) Corn syrup.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Maple Syrup.
(d) Vinegar.

5. As practice for becoming a preacher’s wife as a child, who did Gifty pray for?
(a) Her friends' pets.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Gifty’s boyfriend, who told her she could explain her work to him the hard way?

2. How did Gifty’s brother die?

3. Where is the narrator’s childhood home?

4. In Chapter 13, what evidence of her and her brother finding hidden food did Gifty’s mother find in the trash?

5. What food, a favorite from her childhood does Gifty try to feed her mother in the novel's present timeline?

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