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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Gifty’s mother’s code name in her journal?
(a) Nana.
(b) Koko.
(c) Joyce.
(d) The Black Mamba.

3. What did Gifty’s father say people in Ghana had in “abundance” despite being poor?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Health.

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

5. What nickname did Gifty’s mother give her as a child?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Asana.
(c) Gifty.
(d) Asaa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gifty opt to study at school because it seemed like “the hardest thing”?

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

3. What did Raymond ask Gifty to talk about so his friends could get to know her better?

4. In Chapter 8, Gifty said she never drank because she feared what?

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

(see the answer key)

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