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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What happens to the urine in the cup in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Sbho drinks it.
(b) Darling drinks it.
(c) They use it as sterilizer.
(d) Chipo drinks it.

5. MaS'banda has gotten the children to come to Shanghai to find what man in "Country-Game"?
(a) Whiteboy.
(b) Zuze.
(c) Mr. Gono.
(d) Moshe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children discover in the bathroom of the white people's home in "Blak Power"?

2. What is the toddler holding hands with in the picture in the white people's house in "Blak Power"?

3. What game was Darling playing when she comes in to find her father at home in "Shhhh"?

4. Why does Darling cross into Budapest in "Hitting Budapest"?

5. What is the first reason Darling says they have decided to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative style change in “How They Appeared"?

2. How is Darling's father described when he returns in "Shhhh"?

3. How is the interior of the white couple's home described in "Blak Power"?

4. Who is Mother of Bones and why is Darling staying with her in "Darling on the Mountain"?

5. How is Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro's character described?

6. What happens when the lorries from NGO arrive in “Country-Game”?

7. Where does Darling attend church services with Mother of Bones? How is this setting described?

8. From whose perspective is the narrative of We Need New Names related? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?

9. What exchange takes place between Darling and the man on the phone in "Blak Power"?

10. Where is Shanghai located? How is this setting described?

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