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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. Where was Gifty often the only church volunteer?
2. During the fight that Gifty discusses in Chapter 37, what did her mother say while he tried to ram the door open?
3. What did Ryan tell Gifty she should do instead of read books?
4. In Chapter 40, Gifty says that at a certain point what fails?
5. What sleep aid did Gifty’s mother begin to rely on after Nana's death, which Gifty says made her mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Gifty was saved in Chapter 29, she felt sorry for the souls of her classmate until she discovered what?
2. How does Gifty celebrate that Han got published?
3. What conversation about Nana did GIfty overhear between her mother and father in Chapter 37?
4. In Chapter 38, how does Gifty respond when Katherine asks her why she got into her field of study?
5. How did Gifty feel when she saw her father in his home in Ghana?
6. How did Gifty’s feelings for Pastor John change after he visited them after Nana dies?
7. When Nana was withdrawing at home in Chapter 31, how did their mother treat him?
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. After Nana’s relapse following rehab, Gifty says she “went quiet and [her] mother went insane” (171). How did her mother behave in church that made Gifty feel she had gone insane?
10. At what point did Gifty’s mom suspect Nana’s addiction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the end, Gifty ends up with Han. Analyze Han’s character and why you think Gifty is capable of a relationship with him.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Gifty’s relationship to her mother and how it changed over time.
Essay Topic 3
Write and essay about Mahler’s separation-individuation from Chapter 45. What is it and how does it speak to Gifty’s relationship with her mother?
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