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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. Who plays MaDube in the game of pretend in "For Real"?
(a) Chipo.
(b) Godknows.
(c) Mgcini.
(d) Sbho.

2. What is Tshaka Zulu's short stabbing spear called?
(a) An imbwa.
(b) A thamu.
(c) An assegai.
(d) A knockiyani.

3. Who is the woman who has called Aunt Fostalina to see to Tshaka Zulu in "Hitting Crossroads"?
(a) Claudine.
(b) Charity.
(c) Lena.
(d) Maria.

4. To whom does Darling describe her mother taking her get her to smoke from a gourd before she left for America in "Destroyedmichygen"?
(a) Vodloza.
(b) MotherLove.
(c) Nosizi.
(d) Mgcini.

5. What is the name of the woman in the blue dress's niece that is a bridesmaid in "Wedding"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Lana.
(c) Marie.
(d) Lisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Darling describe the bride physically in "Wedding"?

2. What does the woman in the blue dress ask Darling to do in "Wedding"?

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

4. Who is driving the car in “Hitting Crossroads"?

5. How did NaSandi's son die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the character of Kristal described in the novel?

5. How is the character of Marina described in the novel?

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

7. How would you describe the relationship between Darling and the grocery manager Jim?

8. How would you compare the settings of Detroit and Kalamazoo in We Need New Names?

9. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "How They Left"?

10. How is the groom described in "Wedding"?

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