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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter: Chapters 35-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?
(a) I ask.
(b) I plead.
(c) I surrender.
(d) I lie.

2. What event at school does Belinda miss after she finds out the bad news about Mary?
(a) A volleyball game.
(b) An on-demand essay.
(c) A final exam.
(d) A practice test.

3. When Belinda becomes uncomfortable with Amma's story about a beating, she steers the conversation to what subject?
(a) Music.
(b) History.
(c) Food.
(d) Art.

4. For how many days do Amma and Belinda stay home sick when they are struck with the same malady at once?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

5. How many days after parting from one another do Mary and Belinda first communicate again?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Belinda realizes that which character must have written the handwritten paragraph?

2. Who takes Belinda to the hair salon so that she can get her hair done before Mary's funeral?

3. What meal does Belinda consider to be Dr. Otuo's favorite?

4. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?

5. Amma's room contains many different stacks composed of which kind of object?

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