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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the children respond when Sbho asks in "Hitting Budapest," "Who discovered the way to India?"
(a) "Christopher Columus."
(b) "Ferdinand Magellan."
(c) "Hernando Cortes."
(d) "Vasco da Gama."

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

3. Who bursts into tears as the marchers come in and the children are harvesting guavas in "Blak Power"?
(a) Stina.
(b) Sbho.
(c) Chipo.
(d) Fraction.

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

5. Who won the country-game today, according to Darling in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Sbho.
(b) Chipo.
(c) Bastard.
(d) Stina.

6. 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 a cross over the face.
(d) She drew an X over the face.

7. What game are Darling's friend playing at the playground when she passes them going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Country-game.
(b) Hopscotch.
(c) Death-game.
(d) Andy-over.

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

9. What does Darling describe Stina's 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. Where is the woman from that asks to take the children's picture in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Detroit.
(d) London.

11. Who had offered to take Darling's family across the border when all of the troubles began, according to Darling's father in "Shhhh"?
(a) Mr. Gono.
(b) Nosizi.
(c) Mgcini.
(d) MaS'banda.

12. What are Bornfree and Messenger carrying when they pass Darling on her way to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Machetes.
(c) Posters.
(d) Guns.

13. What is the toddler holding hands with in the picture in the white people's house in "Blak Power"?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A kitten.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darling describe Chipo's fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?

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

3. What color dress does Darling wear to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

4. MaS'banda has gotten the children to come to Shanghai to find what man in "Country-Game"?

5. How old is Chipo in "Hitting Budapest"?

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