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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Amma gets Belinda to dance, Amma mentally remarks that which part of her body feels wider?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Her chest.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her head.

2. What type of transportation does Amma use on the day she decides to skip school in Chapter 29?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Train.
(c) Car.
(d) Moped.

3. In what location does Chapter 31 take place?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) Ghana.
(c) The United States.
(d) Greece.

4. What television show do Belinda, Aunty, and Uncle watch together at the end of Chapter 34?
(a) The Cosby Show.
(b) Silver Spoons.
(c) A Different World.
(d) The Facts of Life.

5. In what location is Belinda when she starts imagining Amma having sex with another young woman?
(a) In Amma's bedroom.
(b) School.
(c) At Harrods.
(d) In the Otuos' kitchen.

6. In Chapter 28, Belinda brings Amma downstairs to help her clean which appliance as a means of reconciliation?
(a) The garbage disposal.
(b) The toaster.
(c) The refrigerator.
(d) The vacuum cleaner.

7. What object does one of the two young Jamaican women on the bus wave around as she shouts?
(a) A camera.
(b) A lollipop.
(c) A knife.
(d) A can of pepper spray.

8. What type of establishment does Amma visit first on the day she chooses to skip school?
(a) A sand castle contest.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A library.
(d) A zoo.

9. How old was Amma when she secretly watched her mother Nana's reaction to an onscreen kiss?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 9 or 10.

10. Chapter 31 takes place in what month of the year?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) March.

11. On the way to Kumasi, Belinda thinks about a tro tro ride she had taken with which character?
(a) Belinda's mother.
(b) Mary.
(c) Nana.
(d) Amma.

12. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
(a) A framed photograph.
(b) A framed collage.
(c) A framed painting.
(d) A framed drawing.

13. Whose story is being narrated when the reader learns of Mary's death?
(a) Belinda's.
(b) Amma's.
(c) Aunty's.
(d) Nana's.

14. Belinda describes Mary as "a friend who has a very big" what "inside of her" (146)?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Light.
(c) Void.
(d) Heart.

15. The part of Housegirl entitled Autumn begins in the third week of which month?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Shakespeare play does Belinda discuss with Amma when they are home sick together?

2. What two actions does Mary only half-jokingly tell Belinda are her favorite things to do?

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

4. When Belinda is finished with a household task in Chapter 28, what action does she take before going to fetch Amma?

5. Chapter 34 begins when what kind of vehicle brings Belinda to Kumasi?

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