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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Darling and her friends going in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) To Darling's mother's house.
(b) To the White Horse Tavern.
(c) To a rock concert.
(d) To the Crossroads Mall.

2. What DVD does Darling look at with a picture that looks like Nelson Mandela on the cover in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Out of Africa.
(c) Invictus.
(d) Salt.

3. Where do Darling and her friends go to try on clothing in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Sears.
(b) J.C. Penney.
(c) Bloomingdale's.
(d) Macy's.

4. How much money does Marina say the Lamborghini costs in the parking lot in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Almost $3 million.
(b) Almost $100,000.
(c) Almost $200,000.
(d) Almost $2 million.

5. What color are the stripes of the flag on the coffin in "For Real"?
(a) Black, red, yellow, and green.
(b) Green, yellow, and orange.
(c) Orange, red, and yellow.
(d) White, black, and red.

6. What is the name of the dog at the home where Darling cleans in "My America"?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Titi.
(d) Fifi.

7. What animal does the family car hit on the way to the wedding in "Wedding"?
(a) A deer.
(b) A dog.
(c) A moose.
(d) An antelope.

8. How does Darling describe her process of aquiring an American accent in "Angel"?
(a) She did it by taking a diction class.
(b) She did it by studying in class.
(c) She did it by imitating Aunt Fostalina.
(d) She did it by watching TV.

9. Where are Aunt Fostalina's two jobs?
(a) At a hospital and a nursing home.
(b) At a bank and at a florist.
(c) At a bakery and at an art museum.
(d) At a school and at a hospital.

10. What does Darling say the last book she read was in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) The Old Man and the Sea.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

11. Whose funeral are Darling and her friends observing in "For Real"?
(a) Bornfree's.
(b) MotherLove's.
(c) MaS'banda's.
(d) Stina's.

12. In "For Real," the narrator says, "I used to be very afraid of graveyards and death and such things, but not anymore. There is just no sense being afraid when you live so near the graves; it would be like" what?
(a) "The cat fearing the birdcage."
(b) "The pot fearing the kettle."
(c) "The fish fearing the worm."
(d) "The tongue fearing the teeth."

13. What is Tshaka Zulu's short stabbing spear called?
(a) An assegai.
(b) An imbwa.
(c) A knockiyani.
(d) A thamu.

14. What is the name of the school that Darling is attending in "Wedding"?
(a) Smithson Academy.
(b) Central Academy.
(c) Washington Academy.
(d) Wright Academy.

15. To whom does Darling describe her mother taking her get her to smoke from a gourd before she left for America in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Vodloza.
(b) Nosizi.
(c) MotherLove.
(d) Mgcini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the year of death listed on the grave in "For Real"?

2. Where does Aunt Fostalina go to see to Tshaka Zulu in “Hitting Crossroads"?

3. How old is Darling in "Angel"?

4. Who wins the race back to the car in “Hitting Crossroads"?

5. How does Darling describe the bride physically in "Wedding"?

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