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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Darling say she has seen the queen from the picture before in "Blak Power"?
(a) On a newspaper.
(b) On television.
(c) While visiting London.
(d) On British money.

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

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

6. On what day of the month do the posters remind people to vote in "Real Change"?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 28th.
(c) The 20th.
(d) The 12th.

7. Who was Bastard's uncle working with in the mines that was shot by soldiers?
(a) Zuze.
(b) Jabu.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) Mgcini.

8. What do the children do in the bedroom of the white people's house in "Blak Power"?
(a) They jump on the bed.
(b) They urinate on the floor.
(c) They smash all of the mirrors.
(d) They steal the clothing.

9. What is printed on the T-shirt that the woman wears who asks if she can photograph the children in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) "Be the Change."
(b) "Nike."
(c) "One Voice."
(d) "Save Darfur."

10. 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."

11. From what narrative perspective is We Need New Names related?
(a) Third person, limited.
(b) Third person, omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

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

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

14. What is the name of Annamaria's son?
(a) Godknows.
(b) Chipo.
(c) Bastard.
(d) Whiteboy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Bornfree promised to give the children for distributing posters in "Real Change"?

2. Who discovers Darling and her friends when they are preparing to remove Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

3. 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"?

4. What is the name of the black man who leads the marchers and addresses the white couple in "Blak Power"?

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

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