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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound does Belinda hear during the shopping trip that soothes her greatly?
(a) The sound of rainfall.
(b) The sound of laughing children.
(c) The sound of honking cars.
(d) The sound of church bells.

2. The narrator states that Belinda had started working in Aunty and Uncle's house at the same time as which other character?
(a) Mary.
(b) Nana.
(c) Belinda's mother.
(d) Amma.

3. In Chapter 6, Amma thinks about the fact that she had spent the whole party the night before inside of what room?
(a) A parlor.
(b) A bedroom.
(c) A library.
(d) A kitchen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of person is being beaten in Amma's story from her time in Ghana?

2. On the way from the airport to Nana's house, Belinda worries that London may be one big what?

3. In what room of Helena's house does Helena paint a portrait of Amma in Chapter 9?

4. What is the big change to which Belinda refers when discussing her mother's reaction?

5. Chapter 13 begins how far ahead of the Ghanafoo celebration?

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