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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Darling describe Sbho's fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?
(a) "Your future will be happy and productive."
(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) "The nightlife is for you."

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

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

6. What is the name of the black man who leads the marchers and addresses the white couple in "Blak Power"?
(a) Sekuru Tendai.
(b) MaS'banda.
(c) Nosizi. Mgcini.
(d) Obey Marima.

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

8. Who was Stina's teacher when the children still went to school?
(a) Sekuru Tendai.
(b) Mr. Gono.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) Zuze.

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

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

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

12. What does Darling claim the women of the village are always busy with in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) "Hair and talk."
(b) "Cooking and cleaning."
(c) "Working and praying."
(d) "Selling and buying."

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

14. Who from the show "ER" does Sbho pretend to be in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Dr. Cutter.
(b) Dr. Ross.
(c) Dr. Bullet.
(d) Dr. Roz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. Where is the woman from that asks to take the children's picture in "Hitting Budapest"?

4. Where did Darling's cousin Madante go to work, according to the narrator in "Darling on the Mountain"?

5. Where do Darling and her friends go to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

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