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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. How long was Gifty in Ghana before she asked her aunt to see her father?

2. Where did the police officers say they found Nana dead of an overdose?

3. What did Ryan tell Gifty she should do instead of read books?

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

5. What did Gifty say when she looked up at the trees in Harvard Forest, to which Anne nodded as if she understood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Gifty was saved in Chapter 29, she felt sorry for the souls of her classmate until she discovered what?

3. 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?

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

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

6. In Chapter 37, what does Gifty say is useless about her journal entries during Nana’s addiction?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What did Gifty notice about her mother at Mrs. Palmer’s funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What theme does the work Gifty does and the mice she works with represent in Transcendent Kingdom?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the moment when Gifty is saved in Chapter 29 and 30. Discuss what was happening in her life at the time.

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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