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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When basketball took precedent over Nana’s church attendance, Gifty began going. The pastor ended every sermon asking who was ready to do what?
(a) Go home.
(b) Give their life to Christ.
(c) Become a pastor.
(d) Teach bible study.

2. After five days, Gifty’s mother finally eats some food and asks Gifty if she does what?
(a) Cleans.
(b) Prays.
(c) Goes on dates.
(d) Cooks.

3. What did Gifty opt to study at school because it seemed like “the hardest thing”?
(a) Neurocular Biolgoy.
(b) Biotechnology.
(c) Molecular medicine.
(d) Molecular biology.

4. In Chapter 23, Gifty recalls flushing what down the toilet, which she was prescribed for strep throat?
(a) Ambien.
(b) Hydrocodone.
(c) OxyContin.
(d) Hydrochloride.

5. Studying Gerard Manley Hopkins inspired Gifty to begin writing what?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Flash fiction.
(c) Letters to her mother.
(d) Short stories.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 21, Gifty finds her mother doing what in her apartment?

4. What is DBS?

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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