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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 8 takes place how many days after the end of Chapter 7?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

3. When Belinda attended school in Adurubaa, how did she always perform when test results were announced?
(a) In the top 3.
(b) In the lowest 5.
(c) In the lowest 3.
(d) In the top 10.

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

5. To what singer is Amma listening when Belinda enters Amma's room for the first time?
(a) Thom Yorke.
(b) Katy Perry.
(c) Kurt Cobain.
(d) Jim Morrison.

6. Who decides that Belinda needs new clothing once she arrives at the Otuos' residence?
(a) Nana.
(b) Doctor Otuo.
(c) Amma.
(d) Belinda.

7. When Belinda and Mary return from the zoo, Belinda marvels once more at which aspect of Aunty and Uncle's lifestyle?
(a) Their clean water.
(b) Their ornate clothing.
(c) Their amount of leisure time.
(d) Their medical care.

8. What aspect of Amma's carriage at the Ghanafoo celebration is ridiculed by other Ghanaians at the party?
(a) Her usage of English slang.
(b) Her usage of Twi.
(c) Her usage of English.
(d) Her usage of formal English.

9. In what sort of location is Belinda taken shopping for a new clothing?
(a) An open-air market.
(b) A mall.
(c) A shop on a busy city street.
(d) A tailoring shop.

10. According to the tradition explained by Mary, which person must swallow a whole boiled egg without breaking it?
(a) A shaman.
(b) A groom.
(c) A bride.
(d) A debutante.

11. How old is Belinda in Chapter 1?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

12. From whose perspective is Chapter 10 narrated?
(a) Doctor Otuo's.
(b) Amma's.
(c) Nana's.
(d) Belinda's.

13. In what month of 2002 does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) June.
(d) November.

14. Amma had first met Roisin at a seminar offered for what type of student?
(a) Gay.
(b) Gifted.
(c) Challenged.
(d) Dyslexic.

15. 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 prepubescence.
(b) Her early childhood.
(c) Her infancy.
(d) Her adolescence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items do the pallbearers request be brought to them?

2. Amma sees Belinda as someone who is "happy to be" (105) what?

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

4. In what manner does Amma reply when her mother calls her downstairs to greet her father?

5. When Belinda goes shopping for new clothing, what object reminds her of Mary?

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