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

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

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

4. Who does Buzz refer to in Gifty’s journal?
(a) Her pastor.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Nana.
(d) Her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play did Raymond’s colleague quote when Gifty was discussing her work?

2. Who did Gifty have call her mother in hopes to help improve her mood?

3. Studying Gerard Manley Hopkins inspired Gifty to begin writing what?

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

5. What does Gifty apologize for when she and her mother arrive at her apartment?

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