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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. Gifty decided to tell Anne the story of when she did what to Nana while he was sleeping?
2. In Chapter 44, Gifty says that psychiatric care has improved drastically since the day of what?
3. At the start of Chapter 38, who does Gifty try to avoid at a sandwich shop?
4. What did Gifty begin worrying about after she was saved?
5. In Chapter 43, Gifty’s letter to God says she was made fun of for wearing clothes from what store?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Gifty’s feelings for Pastor John change after he visited them after Nana dies?
2. How did Gifty feel when she saw her father in his home in Ghana?
3. What did Ryan Green tell Gifty about her constant reading?
4. What conversation about Nana did GIfty overhear between her mother and father in Chapter 37?
5. In Chapter 28, how does Gifty describe how she would often find her brother after he began taking drugs?
6. What does Gifty’s mother tell her on the stretcher that Gifty did not know before?
7. At what point did Gifty’s mom suspect Nana’s addiction?
8. When Gifty was saved in Chapter 29, she felt sorry for the souls of her classmate until she discovered what?
9. How does Gifty celebrate that Han got published?
10. In Chapter 38, how does Gifty respond when Katherine asks her why she got into her field of study?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Chapter 19 describes a moment when Gifty begins thinking more deeply about faith. Describe Pastor Tom (P.T.) and his part in this moment for Gifty.
Essay Topic 3
Gifty thinks a lot of her relationship with Raymond though it was short lived and ended years ago. What does she think of and why do you think these memories stay with her?
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