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

2. What is the first store that Darling and her friends go into in “Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Borders Bookstore.
(b) J.C. Penney.
(c) Chik-Fil-A.
(d) Brookstone.

3. How does Darling describe the bride physically in "Wedding"?
(a) Waif-like.
(b) Muscular.
(c) Thin.
(d) Fat.

4. Who is the mother of the bereaved at the funeral in "For Real"?
(a) Zuze.
(b) Mgcini.
(c) MaS'banda.
(d) MaDube.

5. What does Darling describe Aunt Fostalina doing while watching TV in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Eating pizza.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Drinking wine.
(d) Aerobics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "For Real," the narrator says, "I used to be very afraid of graveyards and death and such things, but not anymore. There is just no sense being afraid when you live so near the graves; it would be like" what?

2. Where is Kojo from?

3. Who is the woman who has called Aunt Fostalina to see to Tshaka Zulu in "Hitting Crossroads"?

4. Where has Aunt Fostalina bought a house for Mother of Bones and Darling's mother in "Angel"?

5. What news channel does the woman in the blue dress describe watching in "Wedding"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aunt Fostalina obsess over throughout the novel? Why?

2. How would you describe the household where Darling works as a housecleaner in "My America"?

3. How is the bride described in "Wedding"?

4. How does Darling describe her impressions of America in “Destroyedmichygen”?

5. What is the relationship between the groom and Aunt Fostalina in "Wedding"?

6. Where are Darling and her family going to attend a wedding in "Wedding"? How is this setting described?

7. Where is Darling living in “Destroyedmichygen”? With whom does she live?

8. What happens in the exchange between Darling and Chipo in "Writing on the Wall"?

9. How does the narrative style in “How They Lived” stand apart from the other chapters in the novel?

10. For what reasons does Darling discover she cannot visit home in "Angel"?

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