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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 does Darling describe as her favorite part about Heavenway in "For Real"?
(a) The stone angels looking down on the graves.
(b) The crosses bearing the names of the dead.
(c) The green grass.
(d) The wreaths of flowers sitting on the graves.

2. From what narrative perspective is "How They Lived" related?
(a) First-person plural.
(b) Second-person plural.
(c) Third-person, limited.
(d) First-person singular.

3. Who is the cousin that Darling describes living with in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) JR.
(b) Zuze.
(c) TK.
(d) Mgcini.

4. What fruit does Darling eat that reminds her of home in "Angel"?
(a) A banana.
(b) A guava.
(c) An apple.
(d) A persimmon.

5. What color are the stripes of the flag on the coffin in "For Real"?
(a) Black, red, yellow, and green.
(b) White, black, and red.
(c) Green, yellow, and orange.
(d) Orange, red, and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the talkative cashier from the grocery store that Darling waits with outside in "My America"?

2. Who is the former housekeeper where Darling works in "My America"?

3. Darling describes the snow as being as white as what in "Destroyedmichygen"?

4. Whom does Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro compare the bereaved to in "For Real"?

5. What color is the mother of the bereaved wearing at the funeral in "For Real"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What game do the children play after the funeral in "For Real"? How is the game described?

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

4. How would you describe the communications between Darling and her friends back home in "Angel"?

5. Whose funeral is observed by Darling and her friends in "For Real"? Why is the funeral significant?

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

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

8. What does Aunt Fostalina try to order in "Angel"? Why does she become frustrated?

9. Who is Tshaka Zulu and how is his character introduced?

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

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