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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darling describe having done to the picture of Jesus on Mother Jones's calendar in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) She painted the eyes blue.
(b) She painted the eyes brown.
(c) She drew an X over the face.
(d) She drew a cross over the face.

2. How does Darling say she feels about going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) She does not really like it.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She misses it.
(d) She looks forward to it every week.

3. What does Darling describe her own fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?
(a) "A pair of new shoes will do you a world of good."
(b) "Your talents will be recognized and suitably rewarded."
(c) "If I bring forth what is inside me, what I bring forth will save me."
(d) "Your future will be happy and productive."

4. "How They Appeared" begins with the line, "They did not come to Paradise. Coming would mean that they were" what?
(a) "Choosers."
(b) "Hopeful."
(c) "Wanters."
(d) "Alive."

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

6. Who tells the guard that his cousin Freddy went to university in "Blak Power"?
(a) Sbho.
(b) Godknows.
(c) Bastard.
(d) Stina.

7. Where is Darling's father in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) Zambia.
(d) Botswana.

8. Where does Sbho say she saw the television show "ER" in "We Need New Names"?
(a) In Cairo.
(b) In Cape Town.
(c) In Paris.
(d) In Harare.

9. What does Darling say Chipo's baby will be in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) A white baby.
(b) A girl.
(c) A fish.
(d) A boy.

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

11. What road do you take to get to Shanghai from Budapest, according to the narrator in "Country-Game"?
(a) Julius Street.
(b) Masiyephambili Road.
(c) Mzilikazi Road.
(d) Robert Street.

12. What does Darling describe Godknows's fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?
(a) "If you eat a box of fortune cookies, anything is possible."
(b) "If I bring forth what is inside me, what I bring forth will save me."
(c) "Your talents will be recognized and suitably rewarded."
(d) "Your future will be happy and productive."

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

14. What does the man on the phone tell Darling to do before hanging up in "Blak Power"?
(a) To go to the courthouse.
(b) To take the food.
(c) To call the police.
(d) To leave the house.

15. Where do Darling and her friends go to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Behind Heavenway.
(b) To MotherLove's shack.
(c) To Chipo's shack.
(d) To Darling's shack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the mountain that Darling climbs to attend church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

3. How old is Godknows in "Hitting Budapest"?

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

5. Why does Darling cross into Budapest in "Hitting Budapest"?

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