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

2. How old is the woman who asks to take the children's picture in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) 29.
(b) 33.
(c) 26.
(d) 39.

3. What is Darling's mother's name?
(a) Sbho.
(b) MaS'banda.
(c) Felistus.
(d) MotherLove.

4. Who was Bastard's uncle working with in the mines that was shot by soldiers?
(a) Jabu.
(b) Zuze.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) Mgcini.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color uniforms do the Chinese men wear in Shanghai in "Country-Game"?

2. How old is Sbho in "Hitting Budapest"?

3. Who does Forgiveness play from the show "ER" in "We Need New Names"?

4. What is the second reason that Darling gives for deciding to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

5. Where does Sbho say she saw the television show "ER" in "We Need New Names"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the setting of Budapest described? Where is this setting in relation to Paradise?

3. What is revealed regarding Chipo's circumstances in "Hitting Budapest"?

4. What is the symbolic significance of the Lamborghini that appears in the novel?

5. What does Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro require to heal Darling's father?

6. What is ironic about the development that is being erected in “Country-Game”?

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

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

9. What happens when the white couple comes to the door in "Blak Power"?

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

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