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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 - 54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As practice for becoming a preacher’s wife as a child, who did Gifty pray for?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her friends' pets.
(d) Her brother.

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

3. After Gifty overheard the gossiping ladies discuss her brother’s addiction, what did she hope he would do in order for all the church to see?
(a) Play basketball again.
(b) Relapse.
(c) Relocate.
(d) Recover.

4. At the close of Chapter 26, what did Anne ask Gifty if she was?
(a) A virgin.
(b) Going to kiss her.
(c) Tired.
(d) Religious.

5. In Chapter 16, Gifty compares the sunny day at the restaurant to the dreary days when she lived where?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Ghana.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 52, Gifty likens the mouse’s refusal to pull the lever to being what?

3. What food, a favorite from her childhood does Gifty try to feed her mother in the novel's present timeline?

4. After Gifty’s brother was born in Ghana, who wanted to move to America?

5. What did Gifty get from mental health services to help with her depression?

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