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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did NaSandi's son die?
(a) He was shot by soldiers.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He was eaten by a crocodile.
(d) He was hit by a lorry truck.

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

3. Who is the "fat black pig" from the passport office that several women slept with in order to leave Zimbabwe, according to the narrator in "How They Lived"?
(a) Banyile Khoza.
(b) Sekuru Tendai.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) Bastard.

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

5. What color suit is the groom wearing in "Wedding"?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

6. Who is the groom's friend that reads his family's messages in "Wedding"?
(a) Nosizi.
(b) Siza.
(c) Mgcini.
(d) Mtha.

7. What is the name of NaSandi's son?
(a) Mgcini.
(b) Nosizi.
(c) Tsepang.
(d) Zuze.

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

9. Who does Tshaka Zulu attack with a spear in "My America"?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A pizza delivery guy.
(c) A mailman.
(d) A bank guard.

10. What musical celebrity does Darling express disdain for in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Rihanna.
(b) Britney Spears.
(c) Whitney Houston.
(d) Beyonce.

11. What does Aunt Fostalina get frustrated while trying to order on the phone in "Angel"?
(a) A push-up bra.
(b) A waterbed.
(c) A rowing machine.
(d) A necklace.

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

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

14. Darling describes the snow as being as white as what in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Eyeballs.
(b) Clean teeth.
(c) Cotton fields.
(d) Clouds.

15. What is the year of death listed on the grave in "For Real"?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman in the blue dress's niece that is a bridesmaid in "Wedding"?

2. Who has called Aunt Fostalina's house in “This Film Contains Some Disturbing Images”?

3. What symbol is in white on the flag over the coffin in "For Real"?

4. What does Darling say the last book she read was in “Hitting Crossroads"?

5. What is the name of the school that Darling is attending in "Wedding"?

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