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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what did Gifty refuse to eat for three days before her mother threatened her with a switch?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Onions.
(c) Koko.
(d) Candy.

2. Where is the narrator’s childhood home?
(a) Ghana.
(b) California.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Alabama.

3. What did Gifty’s mother believe lived in her cousin’s apartment when she first moved to Alabama?
(a) Her father.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Her great great grandmother.
(d) A transient.

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

5. In Chapter 8, Gifty said she never drank because she feared what?
(a) Addiction.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Gaining weight.
(d) Socializing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, while Gifty’s mother is cooking plantains in oil, Gifty asks her if she remembered putting what on Nana’s foot?

2. During an argument between their parents, what did Nana give Gifty in his bedroom?

3. In Chapter 26, Gifty describes when she and other young, female church members were taken to a warehouse to be taught about what?

4. What is the scripture that Gifty says gave her trouble in Chapter 10?

5. What did Gifty learn that Raymond’s father was in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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