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

2. At the end of the school nativity play, in which Gifty had one line, what did Nana do?
(a) Gave her a standing ovation.
(b) Gave her flowers.
(c) Hugged her.
(d) Fell asleep.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gifty feel about the Ghanaian clothing she was made to wear at Nana’s funeral?

2. 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?

3. What is one of the things Gifty says her brother stole from his mother?

4. At the start of Chapter 38, who does Gifty try to avoid at a sandwich shop?

5. Where was Gifty often the only church volunteer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 28, how does Gifty describe how she would often find her brother after he began taking drugs?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 37, what does Gifty say is useless about her journal entries during Nana’s addiction?

8. 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?

9. When Nana was withdrawing at home in Chapter 31, how did their mother treat him?

10. What did Gifty’s brother say about the girl who made fun of her Walmart clothes that makes Gfity feel better even though she knows he should not have said it?

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