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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Wedding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the woman from that asks to take the children's picture in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

2. What does Mother of Bones do every morning?
(a) She feeds her chickens.
(b) She cleans the stove.
(c) She counts her money.
(d) She cooks the porridge.

3. In "How They Left," the narrator states, "When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like" what?
(a) "Antelope running from lions."
(b) "Deer running from a forest fire."
(c) "Birds escaping a burning sky."
(d) "Rabbits in a drought."

4. Who was Bastard's uncle working with in the mines that was shot by soldiers?
(a) Mgcini.
(b) Jabu.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) Zuze.

5. What does Bastard take from the wall and play with when the children enter the white people's home in "Blak Power"?
(a) A painting.
(b) A mirror.
(c) An African mask.
(d) An Italian mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Darling's mother's name?

2. What is the second reason that Darling gives for deciding to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

3. When the children call out for the man that MaS'banda sent them to find in Shanghai, they learn that he has gone where in "Country-Game"?

4. To what store does Darling describe going with Aunt Fostalina to buy a dress for the wedding in "Wedding"?

5. Where does Darling say she has seen the queen from the picture before in "Blak Power"?

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