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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 is Darling's mother's name?

2. When the children call out for the man that MaS'banda sent them to find in Shanghai, they learn that he has gone where in "Country-Game"?

3. What is printed on the T-shirt that the woman wears who asks if she can photograph the children in "Hitting Budapest"?

4. What country does Darling get to play in "Country-Game"?

5. Where did MaDumane go to become a housemaid, according to the narrator in "We Need New Names"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Darling's father described when he returns in "Shhhh"?

2. How is Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro's character described?

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

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

5. What does Chipo reveal to Darling during the church service in "Darling on the Mountain"? Why?

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

7. How does MotherLove respond when she encounters Darling and her friends in "We Need New Names"?

8. What exchange takes place between Darling and the man on the phone in "Blak Power"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the wedding that Darling attends with her aunt's family. Where is the wedding located? For what reason is Aunt Fostalina interested in attending the wedding? What are Darling's impressions of the bride and groom?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Mother of Bones in the novel. What is Mother of Bones's relationship to Darling? What activities is this character associated with? What is Mother of Bones's status in the community?

Essay Topic 3

What are Darling's impressions of her cousin TK? How old is TK when Darling comes to live with him? What does TK busy himself with doing all of the time? How does TK's language style differ from Darling's?

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