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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "How They Lived," "My America," and "Writing on the Wall".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the old blind man that Darling passes on her way to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Fraction.
(b) Mr. Gono.
(c) Zuze.
(d) Whiteboy.

2. What does Darling describe Aunt Fostalina doing while watching TV in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Aerobics.
(d) Eating pizza.

3. Who is the "short, light-skinned girl who took over MaDumane's husband when MaDumane went to be a housemaid?
(a) MotherLove.
(b) MaS'banda.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) Stina.

4. Where has Darling's mother gone in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) To sell things at the border.
(b) To visit her sister in America.
(c) To see her mother in Budapest.
(d) To see her husband in South Africa.

5. Where is Kojo from?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Zambia.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Botswana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darling's father call her when he arrives home?

2. In "Darling on the Mountain," Darling compares the color of Mother of Bones's face to the color of what?

3. Where does the woman in the blue dress discuss terrible things happening in Africa in "Wedding"?

4. Where did MaDumane go to become a housemaid, according to the narrator in "We Need New Names"?

5. Whose funeral are Darling and her friends observing in "For Real"?

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