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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 Darling's father in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Zambia.
(c) Mozambique.
(d) Botswana.

2. What country does Darling get to play in "Country-Game"?
(a) Congo.
(b) Dubai.
(c) U.S.A.
(d) France.

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

4. How does Darling say she feels about going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) She does not really like it.
(b) She looks forward to it every week.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She misses it.

5. Who does the woman on the phone address after talking to Darling in "Blak Power"?
(a) Jack.
(b) James.
(c) Dan.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What has Bornfree promised to give the children for distributing posters in "Real Change"?

4. What does Fat Mangena say they are building in "Country-Game"?

5. What does Bastard take from the wall and play with when the children enter the white people's home in "Blak Power"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Darling and her friends going to Budapest in "Hitting Budapest"?

3. What do the children observe at the overseer's tent when they arrive in “Country-Game”?

4. What objective do Darling and her friends set out to achieve in "We Need New Names"? Do they achieve this objective?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the objective of Darling and her friends in going to Shanghai? Do they achieve their objective?

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

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