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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Darling and her friends find guavas to harvest in "Blak Power"?
(a) On Masiyephambili Road.
(b) On Mzilikazi Road.
(c) On Julius Street.
(d) On Robert Street.

2. What road is Darling not supposed to cross with her friends in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Robert Street.
(b) Mzilikazi Road.
(c) Julius Street.
(d) Masiyephambili Road.

3. How old is the woman who asks to take the children's picture in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) 26.
(b) 33.
(c) 29.
(d) 39.

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

5. Who does the woman on the phone address after talking to Darling in "Blak Power"?
(a) Jack.
(b) James.
(c) Bill.
(d) Dan.

6. What is the name of NaBetina's grandson?
(a) Zuze.
(b) Whiteboy.
(c) Nomoreproblems.
(d) Godknows.

7. Where does Stina's uncle now live, according to the narrator in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Germany.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

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

9. In "Darling on the Mountain," Darling compares the color of Mother of Bones's face to the color of what?
(a) The shacks.
(b) The sky.
(c) The mountain.
(d) Straw.

10. Who was coming to see Sbho's family but was stopped by a roadblock last week in "Blak Power"?
(a) Mother of Bones.
(b) Nomoreproblems.
(c) Sekuru Tendai.
(d) Mr. Gono.

11. How old is Chipo in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "How They Appeared" begins with the line, "They did not come to Paradise. Coming would mean that they were" what?

3. What is printed on the T-shirt that the woman wears who asks if she can photograph the children in "Hitting Budapest"?

4. Who was Stina's teacher when the children still went to school?

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

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