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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 Gfity begin studying that she says in Chapter 44 gave her a better understanding of her mother?
2. In Chapter 46, when Gifty drifts off in thought rather than doing her work, what place does she often dream of despite saying she does not enjoy it?
3. Who did Gfity feel Anne was always trying to get her to talk about?
4. What does Gifty describe struggling with for a week during high school at the start of Chapter 49?
5. What nickname did Gifty give to Anne, which she used when she wanted to get her attention?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Gifty told a college friend about her brother’s addiction and overdose, how did the friend respond?
2. What did Gifty’s brother say about the girl who made fun of her Walmart clothes that makes Gfity feel better even though she knows he should not have said it?
3. How does Gifty celebrate that Han got published?
4. At what point did Gifty’s mom suspect Nana’s addiction?
5. What did Gifty notice about her mother at Mrs. Palmer’s funeral?
6. In Chapter 38, how does Gifty respond when Katherine asks her why she got into her field of study?
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. When Gifty was saved in Chapter 29, she felt sorry for the souls of her classmate until she discovered what?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Gifty’s relationship to her mother and how it changed over 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
Gifty experiences several emotional changes throughout Transcendent Kingdom. In what ways does she change? What about her remains the same? Does her process reflect healing? If so, how?
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