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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gifty suspected that her mother was jealous of Chin Chin’s relationship with whom?
(a) Nana.
(b) Mr. Thomas.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Pastor John.

2. After seeing four other teenage girls from her church get pregnant Gifty felt a particular kind of what fell on her church?
(a) Misery.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Joy.
(d) Shame.

3. What did Gifty’s father say people in Ghana had in “abundance” despite being poor?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Health.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Vegetables.

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

5. What is Gifty’s brother's name?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Nana.
(c) Han.
(d) Raymond.

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

7. What did Gifty need to buy for her Naked Egg experiment?
(a) Maple Syrup.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Corn syrup.

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

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

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

11. What did Gifty and her aunt try to sell in the market in Ghana?
(a) Knock-off Handbags.
(b) Mice.
(c) Koko.
(d) Perfume.

12. In the letters to God, who does impressions of The Black Mamba?
(a) Gifty.
(b) The Chin Chin man.
(c) Buzz.
(d) Aunt Joyce.

13. 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.

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

15. What did Gifty witness her brother smash when fighting with their mother?
(a) A window.
(b) Dishes.
(c) Their television.
(d) Their car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of thinking does Gifty say in Chapter 25 that P.T. was trying to protect the church from?

2. The receptionist at mental health services asked Gifty if she would like to speak to whom?

3. In Chapter 22, Han finds Gifty attaching what to her mice’s implants?

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

5. What school did Gifty attend in Massachusetts?

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