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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During an argument between their parents, what did Nana give Gifty in his bedroom?
(a) A hug.
(b) Books.
(c) His iPad.
(d) Crayons and a coloring book.

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

4. Gifty feels she did not learn about her body until what class during her freshman year in college?
(a) Creative Writing.
(b) Biology.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Integrated Science.

5. How did Gifty’s brother die?
(a) Alcohol poisoning.
(b) Car crash.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heroin overdose.

6. Gifty took poetry rather than what class to fulfill her humanities requirement?
(a) Rhetorical Theory.
(b) Film.
(c) Creative Writing.
(d) Reading 101.

7. 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) Candy.
(d) Koko.

8. At what university is Gifty’s lab in Chapter 2?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

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

10. Who was Gifty’s boyfriend, who told her she could explain her work to him the hard way?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Han.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Steven.

11. Whose party does Gifty attend with her grad school cohort?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Charles.
(d) Han.

12. As a child when Gifty’s pastor defined sin as “anything you think, do, or say that goes against God”(73) what did she wonder if you could control?
(a) Pastor John’s sermons.
(b) Your parents.
(c) Your thoughts.
(d) God.

13. What nickname did Gifty’s mother give her as a child?
(a) Asana.
(b) Gifty.
(c) Asaa.
(d) Sweetie.

14. What was Gifty’s hairstyle, of which her mother disapproved?
(a) Dreadlocks.
(b) Braids.
(c) Pixie.
(d) Afro.

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

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. After five days, Gifty’s mother finally eats some food and asks Gifty if she does what?

3. What did Nana’s doctor prescribe him after he injured himself during a basketball game at Ridgewood High?

4. What book did Gifty purchase prior to her mother coming to stay with her?

5. What did Raymond ask Gifty to talk about so his friends could get to know her better?

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