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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gifty says that the community turned on Nana once his addiction became apparent. Who was among the crowd of those booing him at his final basketball game?
(a) P.T.
(b) Pastor John.
(c) The Chin Chin Man.
(d) Ryan Green.

2. In Chapter 45, what does Gifty’s mother ask to hold?
(a) The lever.
(b) Her hand.
(c) Ensure.
(d) A mouse.

3. How did Anne react when Gifty told her how her brother died?
(a) She cried.
(b) She told her she was lying.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She stopped talking to her.

4. In Chapter 32, as Nana laid his head in her lap, Gifty was sure he was what?
(a) Dead.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Talking to God.
(d) Going to stop doing drugs.

5. Gifty says that her brother’s addiction became what in her church?
(a) Shameful.
(b) A secret.
(c) Gossip.
(d) A joke.

6. Who did Gifty begin talking to when she could not sleep in Chapter 49?
(a) Nana.
(b) Her father.
(c) Bethany.
(d) Ashley.

7. In Chapter 31, where does Gifty say her mother found Nana’s pills hiding?
(a) The glove compartment.
(b) The couch cushions.
(c) His light fixture.
(d) The T.V.

8. What does Gifty describe struggling with for a week during high school at the start of Chapter 49?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Religion.

9. After Gifty’s mother threw away all of his pills, Nana began to do what, which included vomiting and sweating?
(a) Yell.
(b) Detox.
(c) Steal things.
(d) Run away.

10. In Gifty’s college poetry class, a student asked if it was possible to analyze Hopkins without discussing his religion and what?
(a) Biology.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Poetry.

11. When Gifty was in Ghana, her mother stopped doing what, but resumed going to church?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Going to therapy.
(c) Praying.
(d) Eating.

12. In Chapter 43, Gifty’s letter to God says she was made fun of for wearing clothes from what store?
(a) Kohls.
(b) Walmart.
(c) Salvation Army.
(d) Goodwill.

13. What is one of the things Gifty says her brother stole from his mother?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her youth.

14. In Chapter 44, Gifty says that psychiatric care has improved drastically since the day of what?
(a) Rest cure.
(b) Over medication.
(c) Lobotomies.
(d) Shock therapy.

15. When Gifty’s mother returned from the psychiatric hospital, where did she tell Gifty she was sending her while she healed?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Pastor John’s.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Ghana.

Short Answer Questions

1. The morning after finding Nana passed out in the park, Gifty’s mother said she was sending him to what city to get help?

2. Gifty decided to tell Anne the story of when she did what to Nana while he was sleeping?

3. Who was the only person who visited Gifty's home after Nana’s funeral?

4. In Chapter 35, what does Gifty hope for Nana in her letter to God?

5. In Chapter 45, when Gifty sees her mother getting dressed, where does her mother ask to go?

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