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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. Though Gifty’s dad talked a lot during their visit, what did he avoid discussing?
(a) His work.
(b) His home.
(c) His family.
(d) Nana and her mother.

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

3. How many hours after Nana returned home from rehab did he relapse?
(a) 2.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 48.

4. Who died at the beginning of Chapter 45, when Gifty was in the fifth grade?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Aunt Joyce.
(c) Mrs. Palmer.
(d) Pastor John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gifty decided she wants to try in an effort to connect with her mice?

2. What did Gifty’s mother use to try to kill herself?

3. What does Katherine begin bringing Gifty after Gifty told her about her mother’s depression?

4. What does Gifty tell Han about her brother after they both drink a little Ensure?

5. The morning after finding Nana passed out in the park, Gifty’s mother said she was sending him to what city to get help?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Gifty feel when she saw her father in his home in Ghana?

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

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

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

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

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

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 notice about her mother at Mrs. Palmer’s funeral?

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

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