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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "December 2002," Spring: Chapters 1-3, and Summer: Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of handles are said to be the most valuable at the market?
(a) The heaviest.
(b) The shiniest.
(c) The lightest.
(d) The largest.

2. What dish are Belinda and Mary cooking together when Mary relates the tradition about the egg?
(a) Aane.
(b) Sa.
(c) Eto.
(d) Kyew.

3. On the way from the airport to Nana's house, Belinda worries that London may be one big what?
(a) Motorway.
(b) Bicycle lane.
(c) Skyscraper.
(d) Line of docks.

4. After hearing Belinda's story about a man in Ghana, Amma tells her own story about a memory she has from what stage of her life?
(a) Her early childhood.
(b) Her infancy.
(c) Her prepubescence.
(d) Her adolescence.

5. Which character does Belinda expect will be waiting for her at the airport in London?
(a) Aunty.
(b) Nana.
(c) Amma.
(d) Uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Otuo tells Belinda emphatically that she is there to take what action?

2. When Chapter 1 begins, how many months has it been since Belinda started working in Aunty and Uncle's house?

3. What object is described in the prologue as "like a slice of wedding cake" (ix)?

4. About whom does Mary give Belinda advice within their first correspondence after parting from one another?

5. What action does Belinda take when Mary burns her hands peeling the eggs?

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