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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 Julius Street.
(b) On Mzilikazi Road.
(c) On Robert Street.
(d) On Masiyephambili Road.

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

3. Who is called in to pray for Darling's father in "Shhhh"?
(a) Mother of Bones.
(b) Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro.
(c) Mgcini.
(d) MotherLove.

4. What game was Darling playing when she comes in to find her father at home in "Shhhh"?
(a) Find bin Laden.
(b) Country-game.
(c) Ally-over.
(d) Hopscotch.

5. What country does Darling get to play in "Country-Game"?
(a) France.
(b) Congo.
(c) Dubai.
(d) U.S.A.

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

7. What letters are on the church badge that the guard wears in "Blak Power"?
(a) ZCC.
(b) CRC.
(c) MZT.
(d) NGO.

8. How many faded suns are on the bedspread that Darling counts in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

9. 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) A woman hanging from a rope.
(c) The words "Blak Power" written in feces on the mirror.
(d) The word "Murderer" written in feces on the mirror.

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

11. Who is the "short, light-skinned girl who took over MaDumane's husband when MaDumane went to be a housemaid?
(a) Stina.
(b) MotherLove.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) MaS'banda.

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

13. 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 mountain.
(c) The sky.
(d) Straw.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where has Darling's mother gone in "Darling on the Mountain"?

4. What name is printed on the picture of the man with gray hair holding a cup and saucer in "Blak Power"?

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

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