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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gifty studying at Stanford University School of Medicine?
(a) Mother-daughter relationships.
(b) Sleeping medication.
(c) Flu vaccines.
(d) Neural circuits of reward-seeking behavior.

2. The two letters to God in Chapter 11 show Gifty’s fondness for whom?
(a) Han.
(b) Nana.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Pastor John.

3. What does Gifty apologize for when she and her mother arrive at her apartment?
(a) The bad cooking.
(b) The small size.
(c) The smell.
(d) The mess.

4. What food, a favorite from her childhood does Gifty try to feed her mother in the novel's present timeline?
(a) Fufu.
(b) Fried Plantain.
(c) Koko.
(d) Bofrot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gifty’s brother die?

2. What store did Gifty’s father get frequently accused of stealing from while in American?

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

4. In Chapter 13, what food did Gifty’s mother complain that Nan’s teammates wasted?

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


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