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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. What sleep aid did Gifty’s mother begin to rely on after Nana's death, which Gifty says made her mean?
(a) Chamomile Tea.
(b) Ambien.
(c) CBD oil.
(d) OxyContin.

2. After picking Nana up from rehab, at what restaurant did he assure Gifty and her mother that he wanted to stay clean?
(a) McDonalds.
(b) Taco Bell.
(c) Chick-fil-A.
(d) Burger King.

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

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

5. What nickname did Gifty give to Anne, which she used when she wanted to get her attention?
(a) Silly Anne.
(b) Anne of the forest.
(c) Samurai Anne.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Gifty begin talking to when she could not sleep in Chapter 49?

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

4. In Gifty’s college poetry class, a student asked if it was possible to analyze Hopkins without discussing his religion and what?

5. In Chapter 35, what does Gifty hope for Nana in her letter to God?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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