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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Raymond ask Gifty to talk about so his friends could get to know her better?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her work.
(c) Religion.
(d) Ghana.

2. What does Gifty purchase to use to cook her mother Ghanaian food?
(a) An oven.
(b) A blender.
(c) A microwave.
(d) A deep fryer.

3. What book did Gifty purchase prior to her mother coming to stay with her?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Homeward Bound.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Transcendent Kingdom.

4. In Chapter 31, what sound did Gifty’s mother tell her we should all learn?
(a) God.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Church bells.
(d) The sound of death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gifty’s father go on the pretense he was visiting his brother?

2. At the end of Chapter 32, when Gifty and her brother brought Nana home, what did their mother do to him?

3. Who is Gifty’s lab mate at Stanford?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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