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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. After Gifty stopped speaking to Anne, for how long did Anne try to text Gifty before giving up?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. What did Gfity begin studying that she says in Chapter 44 gave her a better understanding of her mother?
(a) Anhedonia.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Ambien.
(d) Depression.

3. Which of Gifty’s friend was forbidden from going to her house after Gifty confessed her brother’s addiction to her?
(a) Anne.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Ashley.
(d) Bethany.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the only person who visited Gifty's home after Nana’s funeral?

3. What helps Gifty get out of a speeding ticket in Chapter 28?

4. Where did the police officers say they found Nana dead of an overdose?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Gifty told a college friend about her brother’s addiction and overdose, how did the friend respond?

3. How did Gifty’s feelings for Pastor John change after he visited them after Nana dies?

4. In Chapter 38, how does Gifty respond when Katherine asks her why she got into her field of study?

5. What did Ryan Green tell Gifty about her constant reading?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

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