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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darling call Uncle Kojo behind his back in "My America"?
(a) Magellan.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Vasco da Gama.
(d) MaS'banda.

2. From what narrative perspective is "How They Lived" related?
(a) Second-person plural.
(b) First-person singular.
(c) Third-person, limited.
(d) First-person plural.

3. Who has brought Darling fruit from home in "Angel"?
(a) Sbho.
(b) Zuze.
(c) Messenger.
(d) Fraction.

4. Who has called Aunt Fostalina's house in “This Film Contains Some Disturbing Images”?
(a) Darling's father.
(b) Darling's mother.
(c) Mgcini.
(d) MotherLove.

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

6. Who is the translator that translates the messages from the groom's family in "Wedding"?
(a) Zuze.
(b) Siza.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) Mgcini.

7. Darling says in "Wedding" that school is so easy in America even what could pass?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A cow.
(d) A dog.

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

9. Why did they shut school down early and send everyone home on the last day of classes in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Because someone called in a bomb threat.
(b) Because there was a fire in the basement.
(c) Because a boy brought a loaded gun to school.
(d) Because there was flooding from the ceilings.

10. Darling compares TK to Will Smith in what movie in "Angel"?
(a) I, Robot.
(b) Ali.
(c) Men in Black.
(d) Shark Tale.

11. What is the name of the groom in "Wedding"?
(a) Nosizi.
(b) Dumi.
(c) Zuze.
(d) Mgcini.

12. Whom does Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro compare the bereaved to in "For Real"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Moses.
(c) Job.
(d) Paul.

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

14. What does the woman in the blue dress ask Darling to do in "Wedding"?
(a) To perform a ritual dance from her culture.
(b) To say something from her language.
(c) To sing a song from her culture.
(d) To write her name on a piece of paper.

15. Where is Darling living in "Angel"?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Kalamazoo, Michigan.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Darling begin working at the grocery store where she works in "My America" ?

2. What does Darling describe as her favorite part about Heavenway in "For Real"?

3. What DVD does Darling look at with a picture that looks like Nelson Mandela on the cover in “Hitting Crossroads"?

4. What is the first store that Darling and her friends go into in “Hitting Crossroads"?

5. Who is the former housekeeper where Darling works in "My America"?

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