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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who was the only person who visited Gifty's home after Nana’s funeral?
(a) The Ghanaian Association.
(b) Bethany.
(c) Pastor John.
(d) Ryan Green.

4. What did Anne say Gifty could not believe in if she believed in God?
(a) Evangelism.
(b) Math.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Science.

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

6. In Chapter 32, after Gifty and her mother searched for Nana all over Huntsville for hours, where did they find him passed out?
(a) In his bed.
(b) At the airport.
(c) At church.
(d) Big Spring Park.

7. 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) The radio.
(b) The television.
(c) The lights.
(d) Her phone.

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

9. What does Katherine begin bringing Gifty after Gifty told her about her mother’s depression?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Books.
(c) Baked goods.
(d) Wine.

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

11. In Chapter 45, when Gifty sees her mother getting dressed, where does her mother ask to go?
(a) To Gifty’s lab.
(b) To Ghana.
(c) Out of breakfast.
(d) Shopping.

12. Gifty decided to tell Anne the story of when she did what to Nana while he was sleeping?
(a) Painted his face.
(b) Put nail polish on him.
(c) Stole his money.
(d) Dressed him as a girl.

13. Gifty’s mother did not want to tell her doctors that her medication was not working because she did not want them to do what?
(a) Give her more medication.
(b) Shock her.
(c) Send her to therapy.
(d) Take away her sleeping pills.

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

15. What did Gifty’s mother use to try to kill herself?
(a) Ambien.
(b) A knife.
(c) A Gun.
(d) Heroin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Gfity feel Anne was always trying to get her to talk about?

2. In Chapter 29, Gifty was at church when she decided it is time for what?

3. Who died at the beginning of Chapter 45, when Gifty was in the fifth grade?

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

5. In Chapter 45, what does Gifty’s mother ask to hold?

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