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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. The children place posters on every shack in the village except for whose in "Real Change"?

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. With whom does Darling attend church in "Darling on the Mountain"?

4. What road is Darling not supposed to cross with her friends in "Hitting Budapest"?

5. What does Darling describe Sbho's fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mother of Bones and why is Darling staying with her in "Darling on the Mountain"?

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

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

4. What does Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro require to heal Darling's father?

5. Why are people streaming into Paradise in "How They Appeared"?

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

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

8. Where does Darling attend church services with Mother of Bones? How is this setting described?

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

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

Describe the games of pretend that Darling and her friends in Paradise play in the narrative. What is the symbolic significance of these games? What are the objectives of each of the games? How do the BBC reporters respond when they observe Darling and her friends playing a game in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

What role does the NGO play in the lives of the characters in Paradise? What does "NGO" stand for? How are the characters associated with the NGO portrayed in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of coming-of-age in We Need New Names. How is this theme developed through character, setting, and action? How does the author contribute to this theme through symbolism and imagery?

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