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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Nana’s soccer game in Chapter 15?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Boston.
(d) Ghana.

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

3. What did Nana say about soccer when the bus arrived in Chapter 15?
(a) He no longer wanted to play.
(b) He didn’t know how to play.
(c) It was his favorite sport.
(d) He didn’t want his mother to watch him play.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What class did Gifty struggle in because of a lack of participation in a small group lab project?

3. In Chapter 16, Gifty has lunch with which colleague, who is half-hour late?

4. Where is Gifty living when her mother comes to stay with her at the beginning of the novel?

5. What nickname did Gifty’s mother give her as a child?

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