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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. 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.

2. At the start of Chapter 38, who does Gifty try to avoid at a sandwich shop?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Han.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gifty find her mother after searching the house when she came home to find she was not in bed in Chapter 40?

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

3. What does Gifty mother ask Gifty about the mice she experiments on?

4. Gifty decided to tell Anne the story of when she did what to Nana while he was sleeping?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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