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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: Chapters 16-18 and Autumn: Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?
(a) Coronation Street.
(b) Footballers' Wives.
(c) Fawlty Towers.
(d) Brookside.

2. What action does Belinda take when Mary burns her hands peeling the eggs?
(a) She runs to tell Aunty.
(b) She takes her to the sink and runs her hands under cold water.
(c) She makes an ointment for Mary.
(d) She scolds Mary for being so careless.

3. What is NOT an ability, quality, or element Amma considers to be interesting when found in humans?
(a) Being gay.
(b) Being able to speak Yoruba and Cantonese.
(c) Being able to recite all of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
(d) Being able to speak Cantonese and Finnish.

4. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?
(a) An odor like sunshine.
(b) An odor like raspberries.
(c) An odor like almonds.
(d) An order like clean linen.

5. What quality of a particular singer's voice does Amma name when she explains her affinity to Belinda?
(a) Its ethereal nature.
(b) Its reverberation.
(c) Its stoic nature.
(d) Its haunting nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belinda tells Amma that she should attend the traditional event called the Ghanafoo for whose sake?

2. In what month of 2002 does Chapter 1 begin?

3. Belinda recalls using what object as a desk during her time living at home and attending school?

4. Over which author do Belinda and Amma bond while they are at home sick together?

5. When Belinda tells Mary the words she will use to tell Amma about Mary, what is NOT a word Belinda uses?

(see the answer key)

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