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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Mr. Thomas funeral, Gifty’s mother made her father pull the car over so she could do what after hearing someone speak ill of the dead?
2. Gifty suspected that her mother was jealous of Chin Chin’s relationship with whom?
3. In Chapter 8, Gifty said she never drank because she feared what?
4. What store did Gifty’s father get frequently accused of stealing from while in American?
5. In Chapter 4, the letters to God asked if God was where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 24?
2. What did Gifty’s classmate Geoffrey say when she told him she is really a princess?
3. How did Gifty’s mother react in Nashville when Nana said he no longer wanted to play soccer?
4. Gifty said her mother noticed America changed around Big Black men. How did Gifty’s mother say her father’s behavior changed in response?
5. What fact does Gifty mention at the end of Chapter 3 that she and her mother “ignore” (11)?
6. Though Gifty’s mother did not think they should have to purchase corn syrup for a school experiment, why was she upset when the teacher gave Gifty a bottle?
7. How does Gifty’s mother describe the Chin Chin man?
8. What does Gifty’s mother ask in Chapter 6 after she finally eats her koko, and how does Gifty respond?
9. Why did Gifty choose not to drink alcohol in high school?
10. What do Gifty and Katherine have in common?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the moment when Gifty is saved in Chapter 29 and 30. Discuss what was happening in her life at the time.
Essay Topic 2
Gifty says that growing up she rarely heard the word racism and learned little of it even in college. What were some moments of racism throughout Transcendent Kingdom?
Essay Topic 3
Mental illness, addiction, and depression are themes in the novel. Analyze how the author uses her characters to develop these themes.
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