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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gifty’s dad work as a janitor?.
(a) A daycare.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A college.
(d) A restaurant.

2. Which word from a Bible verse, that had made Gifty find more importance in her journal writing, did Gifty later find meant something different that what she had thought?
(a) Word.
(b) Logos.
(c) Pathos.
(d) God.

3. In Chapter 16, Gifty has lunch with which colleague, who is half-hour late?
(a) Karen.
(b) Kim.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Han.

4. How old was Gifty’s mother when she met her father?
(a) 15.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

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

6. The receptionist at mental health services asked Gifty if she would like to speak to whom?
(a) Her advisor.
(b) A counselor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) Her mother.

7. In Chapter 21, while Gifty’s mother is cooking plantains in oil, Gifty asks her if she remembered putting what on Nana’s foot?
(a) A nail.
(b) Bandages.
(c) Wax.
(d) Hot oil.

8. At the party described in Chapter 21, Gifty, Nana, and the other children threw what food at one another?
(a) Plantains.
(b) Bofrot.
(c) Koko.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

9. The study mentioned at the opening of Chapter 24 was on what mental illness?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) Narcissism.
(c) Depression.
(d) Schizophrenia.

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

11. In Chapter 26, Gifty describes when she and other young, female church members were taken to a warehouse to be taught about what?
(a) Abstinence.
(b) The birds and the bees.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Anatomy.

12. In Chapter 12, who spoke ill of Mr. Thomas at his funeral?
(a) Nana.
(b) His daughter.
(c) Gifty.
(d) Her mother.

13. At the start of Chapter 27, Gifty says that Nana did what all year long?
(a) Slept.
(b) Skipped School.
(c) Played basketball.
(d) Made fun of Gifty.

14. What does Gifty use as the “reward” for her mice during her experiments?
(a) Ensure.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Beer.

15. What does Gifty tell her dates she gets mice hooked on?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) OxyContin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began attending Nana’s games during his sophomore year in high school?

2. What is Gifty’s mother’s code name in her journal?

3. What did Gifty need to buy for her Naked Egg experiment?

4. In Chapter 13, what food did Gifty’s mother complain that Nan’s teammates wasted?

5. What do they call Gifty’s father?

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