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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is printed on the picture of the man with gray hair holding a cup and saucer in "Blak Power"?
(a) The Hon. Andrew Richards.
(b) The Hon. Vastine Stabler.
(c) The Hon. Willaim Anderson.
(d) The Hon. Ian Douglas Smith.

2. 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"?
(a) To South Africa.
(b) To Botswana.
(c) To Zambia.
(d) To the United States.

3. The children place posters on every shack in the village except for whose in "Real Change"?
(a) Mother of Bones's.
(b) Nomoreproblems's.
(c) MotherLove's.
(d) Chipo's.

4. What street do the children choose to steal fruits from in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Robert Street.
(b) Masiyephambili Road.
(c) Mzilikazi Road.
(d) Julius Street.

5. What does Darling's father call her when he arrives home?
(a) "My son."
(b) "Chipo."
(c) "Zuze."
(d) "My daughter."

6. Who is MaS'banda's granddaughter?
(a) Stina.
(b) Chipo.
(c) Sbho.
(d) Zuze.

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

8. What is the name of the cemetery at the edge of Paradise?
(a) Mt. Zion.
(b) Rose Hill.
(c) Shadybrook.
(d) Heavenway.

9. How old is Godknows in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

10. What is the second reason that Darling gives for deciding to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) "She is sick."
(b) "Her parents will kill her if they find out."
(c) "It makes it hard for us to play."
(d) "If we let her have the baby, she will just die."

11. What does Darling describe everywhere in Shanghai in "Country-Game"?
(a) Neon lights.
(b) Machines.
(c) Billboards.
(d) Skyscrapers.

12. Who from the television show "ER" does Darling play in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Dr. Ross.
(b) Dr. Bullet.
(c) Dr. Cutter.
(d) Dr. Roz.

13. What is printed on the T-shirt that Godknows wears in "Blak Power"?
(a) "Don't Be Mean, Go Green."
(b) "Nike."
(c) "Save Darfur."
(d) "F.R.I.E.N.D.S."

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

15. What is Darling's mother's name?
(a) MotherLove.
(b) Sbho.
(c) Felistus.
(d) MaS'banda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darling describe her own fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?

2. What country does Darling get to play in "Country-Game"?

3. Who had offered to take Darling's family across the border when all of the troubles began, according to Darling's father in "Shhhh"?

4. How old is Sbho in "Hitting Budapest"?

5. What game are Darling's friend playing at the playground when she passes them going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

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