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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 "fat black pig" from the passport office that several women slept with in order to leave Zimbabwe, according to the narrator in "How They Lived"?
(a) Sekuru Tendai.
(b) Bastard.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) Banyile Khoza.

2. What is Darling drinking when she asks Aunt Fostalina about visiting home in "Angel"?
(a) A glass of orange juice.
(b) A Capri Sun.
(c) A Coca Cola.
(d) A Pepsi.

3. What do the children do in the bedroom of the white people's house in "Blak Power"?
(a) They urinate on the floor.
(b) They smash all of the mirrors.
(c) They jump on the bed.
(d) They steal the clothing.

4. What color uniforms do the Chinese men wear in Shanghai in "Country-Game"?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

5. Who plays MaDube in the game of pretend in "For Real"?
(a) Chipo.
(b) Mgcini.
(c) Godknows.
(d) Sbho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first reason Darling says they have decided to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

2. What are Bornfree and Messenger carrying when they pass Darling on her way to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

3. What does the woman in the blue dress ask Darling to do in "Wedding"?

4. What has Bornfree promised to give the children for distributing posters in "Real Change"?

5. Where is the wedding that Darling is going to attend in "Wedding"?

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