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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Pathological Foundations of Neuroscience.
(b) Philosophical Foundations of Nuclear Science.
(c) Professional Foundations of Neuroscience.
(d) Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience.

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

4. How long was Gifty in Ghana before she asked her aunt to see her father?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gifty says that her brother’s addiction became what in her church?

2. What did Anne say Gifty could not believe in if she believed in God?

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

4. Though Gifty’s dad talked a lot during their visit, what did he avoid discussing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Though they knew of Nana’s addiction, why did they feel so surprised when the police officers told them that he had died of an overdose?

2. What conversation about Nana did GIfty overhear between her mother and father in Chapter 37?

3. Describe the state Gifty finds her mother after coming home thinking that she was better because she did not find her in bed.

4. In Chapter 49, after Gifty could not sleep for a week and her mother found her up in the night watching T.V., who did Gifty tell her mother she talked to and how did her mother react?

5. What did Gifty note about her aunt and mother when Gifty and her aunt were at the airport in Ghana before Gifty headed back to America?

6. What does Gifty’s mother tell her on the stretcher that Gifty did not know before?

7. When Gifty was saved in Chapter 29, she felt sorry for the souls of her classmate until she discovered what?

8. At what point did Gifty’s mom suspect Nana’s addiction?

9. Describe the moment, which Gifty says is the closest thing her mother came to an apology to her children?

10. What did Gifty notice about her mother at Mrs. Palmer’s funeral?

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