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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where has Darling's mother gone in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) To sell things at the border.
(b) To visit her sister in America.
(c) To see her mother in Budapest.
(d) To see her husband in South Africa.

8. MaS'banda has gotten the children to come to Shanghai to find what man in "Country-Game"?
(a) Mr. Gono.
(b) Zuze.
(c) Moshe.
(d) Whiteboy.

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

10. What is printed on the floor mat to the white people's house in "Blak Power"?
(a) "Africa."
(b) "Wipe Your Paws."
(c) "Welcome."
(d) "The Robertsons."

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

12. What do the children discover in the bathroom of the white people's home in "Blak Power"?
(a) A dog that has been stabbed to death.
(b) The words "Blak Power" written in feces on the mirror.
(c) The word "Murderer" written in feces on the mirror.
(d) A woman hanging from a rope.

13. Where do Darling and her friends go to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) To Chipo's shack.
(b) Behind Heavenway.
(c) To Darling's shack.
(d) To MotherLove's shack.

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

15. What happens to the urine in the cup in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Sbho drinks it.
(b) Chipo drinks it.
(c) Darling drinks it.
(d) They use it as sterilizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Darling say she feels about going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

2. Who tells the guard that his cousin Freddy went to university in "Blak Power"?

3. What street do the children choose to steal fruits from in "Hitting Budapest"?

4. What do the children do in the bedroom of the white people's house in "Blak Power"?

5. Who from the television show "ER" does Darling play in "We Need New Names"?

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