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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother of Bones do every morning?
(a) She cleans the stove.
(b) She counts her money.
(c) She cooks the porridge.
(d) She feeds her chickens.

2. In "Darling on the Mountain," Darling compares the color of Mother of Bones's face to the color of what?
(a) The sky.
(b) The mountain.
(c) Straw.
(d) The shacks.

3. What is the name of the mountain that Darling climbs to attend church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Mzilikazi.
(b) Nyangani.
(c) Zuze.
(d) Fambeki.

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

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

6. What color uniforms do the Chinese men wear in Shanghai in "Country-Game"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

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

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

9. What does Darling describe Bastard'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."

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

11. What kind of car is the red car that enters the gate of the fancy estate in "Blak Power"?
(a) A Lamborghini Reventon.
(b) A Rolls Royce Phantom.
(c) A HumVee.
(d) A Stealth Viper.

12. How old is Godknows in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

13. Who discovers Darling and her friends when they are preparing to remove Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) MotherLove.
(b) Mother of Bones.
(c) Darling's mother.
(d) Bastard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Darling describe her own fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?

3. What does the man on the phone tell Darling to do before hanging up in "Blak Power"?

4. What does Fat Mangena say they are building in "Country-Game"?

5. What is the name of Bastard's little sister that he is supposed to be watching in "Hitting Budapest"?

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