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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Gifty volunteer though she was not old enough?
(a) Food bank.
(b) Fireworks stand.
(c) Nursing Home.
(d) Hospital.

3. In Chapter 29, Gifty was at church when she decided it is time for what?
(a) To do her homework.
(b) To call her mother.
(c) To be saved.
(d) To quit church.

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

5. In Chapter 46, when Gifty drifts off in thought rather than doing her work, what place does she often dream of despite saying she does not enjoy it?
(a) The beach.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Raymond’s house.
(d) The forest.

6. Though Gifty’s dad talked a lot during their visit, what did he avoid discussing?
(a) His work.
(b) His family.
(c) Nana and her mother.
(d) His home.

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

8. How many hours after Nana returned home from rehab did he relapse?
(a) 2.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 48.

9. Where was Gifty often the only church volunteer?
(a) The library.
(b) The fireworks stand.
(c) The nursing home.
(d) The soup kitchen.

10. What did Gifty’s most Ensure-addicted mouse develop in expectation of being shocked?
(a) Speed.
(b) A limp.
(c) A cold.
(d) A shaky foot.

11. 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.

12. What does Gifty mother ask Gifty about the mice she experiments on?
(a) If she reads to them.
(b) If she hurts them.
(c) If she prays for them.
(d) If she likes them.

13. In Chapter 40, what does Gifty start to leave on while her mother is in bed in hopes she might get up, if even in anger?
(a) Her phone.
(b) The television.
(c) The lights.
(d) The radio.

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

15. What did Gifty tell Pastor John’s wife, Lisa, was her favorite food despite only having it a few times?
(a) Mac ‘n’ Cheese.
(b) Koko.
(c) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(d) Hamburgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, what sound did Gifty’s mother tell her we should all learn?

2. How long was Gifty in Ghana before she asked her aunt to see her father?

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

4. What did Gfity begin studying that she says in Chapter 44 gave her a better understanding of her mother?

5. In Chapter 44, Gifty says that psychiatric care has improved drastically since the day of what?

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