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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did a TA, Fred, give to Gifty, in what she suspected was an effort to keep her from going to his office so often with questions?
(a) Philosophical Foundations of Nuclear Science.
(b) Professional Foundations of Neuroscience.
(c) Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience.
(d) Pathological Foundations of Neuroscience.

2. Which young member of their church, though a friend of Nana, did Gifty dislike?
(a) Ryan Groves.
(b) Richard Green.
(c) Ryan Green.
(d) Ralph Green.

3. How did Gifty feel about the Ghanaian clothing she was made to wear at Nana’s funeral?
(a) Depressed.
(b) She hated it.
(c) Proud.
(d) Fancy.

4. What does Gifty’s mother become in her fantasy in Chapter 46?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A princess.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A warrior.

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

6. What did Gifty try with Anne during a trip to Harvard Forest?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Beer.
(d) Acid.

7. The morning after finding Nana passed out in the park, Gifty’s mother said she was sending him to what city to get help?
(a) Nashville.
(b) School.
(c) Pastor John’s.
(d) Ghana.

8. At the start of Chapter 38, who does Gifty try to avoid at a sandwich shop?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Han.

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

10. Where did the police officers say they found Nana dead of an overdose?
(a) Chick-Fil-A.
(b) School.
(c) Starbucks parking lot.
(d) Walmart.

11. At the end of Chapter 32, when Gifty and her brother brought Nana home, what did their mother do to him?
(a) Took him to church.
(b) Hugged him.
(c) Kicked him out.
(d) Slapped him.

12. What did Ryan tell Gifty she should do instead of read books?
(a) Learn to sing.
(b) Do her makeup.
(c) Play sports.
(d) Learn to dance.

13. During the fight that Gifty discusses in Chapter 37, what did her mother say while he tried to ram the door open?
(a) Come in.
(b) Lord protect my son.
(c) Get away.
(d) Who is it?

14. In Chapter 40, Gifty says that at a certain point what fails?
(a) Abstinence.
(b) Science.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Religion.

15. What did Gifty’s dad tell people in Ghana about Nana’s death?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He overdosed.
(c) He had a car crash.
(d) He was sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours after Nana returned home from rehab did he relapse?

2. After picking Nana up from rehab, at what restaurant did he assure Gifty and her mother that he wanted to stay clean?

3. In Chapter 32, as Nana laid his head in her lap, Gifty was sure he was what?

4. Where was Gifty often the only church volunteer?

5. What does Katherine begin bringing Gifty after Gifty told her about her mother’s depression?

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