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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Armbruster compare Octavia?
(a) A bird.
(b) An octopus.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

2. From which of the following does Nzinga note having relocated?
(a) Niamey.
(b) Porto-Novo.
(c) Abuja.
(d) Yaoundé.

3. With the loss of which of the following does the narrator’s mother threaten him?
(a) Girlfriends.
(b) Extracurriculars.
(c) Video games.
(d) Books.

4. At which of the following intersections is the narrator obliged to stand for trial by ordeal?
(a) Planter and Main.
(b) Forty-second and Broadway.
(c) Main and Avenue.
(d) Avenue and Planter.

5. Which of the following is the narrator’s father accused of stealing?
(a) A beach bike.
(b) A beach blanket.
(c) A motor bike.
(d) A horse blanket.

6. To which of the following does Octavia compare Dinah?
(a) Judas.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Jacob.

7. Which of the following does Nigel resist having with chocolate cake?
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Sprinkle berries.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Frankenberries.

8. Which of the following does the statue of Jean-Jacques LePieu hold?
(a) A stalk of maize.
(b) A stalk of rice.
(c) A stalk of wheat.
(d) A stalk of barley.

9. Which of the following sobriquets does the narrator’s father carry in prison?
(a) Pee Pants.
(b) Empty Pants.
(c) No Pants.
(d) Poopy Pants.

10. Which of the following does Octavia take from Dinah?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A moon necklace.
(c) A sun pendant.
(d) A star earring.

11. To which of the following does the narrator compare Araminta?
(a) A mosquito.
(b) A chigger.
(c) A flea.
(d) A gnat.

12. At which of the following stores does the narrator note shopping?
(a) Publix.
(b) HEB.
(c) Organix.
(d) Sprouts.

13. To which of the following does Dinah compare herself?
(a) A vapid cheerleader.
(b) An intense experience.
(c) A determined undergraduate.
(d) An airheaded schoolgirl.

14. Which of the following does the narrator note is present in the Reinhardt Uplift Center?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A fire department.
(c) A post office.
(d) A library.

15. Which of the following do the narrator and Nigel encounter at the grocery store?
(a) Ahosi.
(b) Armbruster.
(c) Eckstein.
(d) Whitmore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following books does the narrator note is advertised in Nzinga’s clinic?

2. Which of the following is reported as the name of the physician attending Penny’s pregnancy with Nigel?

3. As which of the following do the narrator and Nigel relabel Penny’s birthday?

4. At which of the following hospitals is Mama’s arm treated?

5. Which of the following does the narrator note as among “all the good things I’ve been doing for myself” (204)?

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