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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is reported as the name of the physician attending Penny’s pregnancy with Nigel?
(a) Nzinga.
(b) Wampler.
(c) Oz.
(d) Sapirstein.

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

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare an armored police force?
(a) A centipede.
(b) A snake.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A crab.

4. Which of the following flowers does the narrator note is planted at the Tiko for the festival?
(a) Lilacs.
(b) Genista.
(c) Ammi.
(d) Baby’s breath.

5. As which of the following does the narrator describe Nigel?
(a) Clutched.
(b) Hysteric.
(c) Overwrought.
(d) Neurotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare Nzinga?

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare Polaire?

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

4. Which of the following does the narrator note his grandfather wore?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare Crown’s music?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator expect to hear from his father when he visits him in prison?

2. What message does Jo Jo leave for the narrator when he leaves?

3. What reasons are given to the narrator for asking him to be BEG’s official spokesperson?

4. What advice does the narrator report receiving from his grandfather?

5. What does the narrator note was on sale at earlier festivals at the Tiko?

6. What does the narrator note as the inciting incident for his wanting to have Nigel demelanized?

7. How is “the original ADZE” described (218)?

8. What does the narrator find at Araminta’s house when he goes there in search of Nigel?

9. What reason does the narrator give for beginning to learn American Sign Language?

10. How does the narrator report imagining Dr. Nzinga?

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