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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. What did Gifty begin worrying about after she was saved?

2. In Chapter 40, Gifty says that at a certain point what fails?

3. Gifty overheard two ladies from church discussing her brother’s addiction and attributing it to what?

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

5. Where did Gifty volunteer though she was not old enough?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what point did Gifty’s mom suspect Nana’s addiction?

2. Though they knew of Nana’s addiction, why did they feel so surprised when the police officers told them that he had died of an overdose?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. How does Gifty celebrate that Han got published?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Giftys’ relationship with Katherine and how it changes over time. How is it different from her other relationships?

Essay Topic 2

In the end, Gifty is with Han, running a lab in Princeton, and living close enough to a church that she can hear Church bells on Sunday. What does this ending represent about the progression of Gifty’s character?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the paragraph on page 46 about her memories of Chin Chin. What does this tell readers about her portrayal of him in the novel? Is it reliable?

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