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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bornfree and Messenger carrying when they pass Darling on her way to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

2. Who is the healer of Darling's village that she passes going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

3. How old is the woman who asks to take the children's picture in "Hitting Budapest"?

4. What letters are on the church badge that the guard wears in "Blak Power"?

5. Where has Darling's mother gone in "Darling on the Mountain"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the children respond to the woman from London in "Hitting Budapest"?

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

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

4. What are the perceptions of the coming election in "Real Change"?

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

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

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

8. How is the interior of the white couple's home described in "Blak Power"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events led to Darling's family living in a shack in Paradise? What was their home like before? How does Darling recall the events surrounding losing her childhood home?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the cahracter of Aunt Fostalina in We Need New Names. How old is Aunt Fostalina? Why does she bring Darling to live with her? What is Aunt Fostalina's relationship like with Uncle Kojo?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Darling as the novel's protagonist. How old is Darling when the novel begins? What are the circumstances of Darling's life like? How do Darling's circumstances change in the course of the novel?

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