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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From whose perspective is Chapter 10 narrated?
(a) Doctor Otuo's.
(b) Nana's.
(c) Belinda's.
(d) Amma's.
2. What is the name of the clothing store where Belinda buys new clothing?
(a) Marks and Spencer.
(b) Marks and Momentum.
(c) Spencer and Savoy.
(d) Herrod's.
3. How long after closing the trinket box does Amma allow herself to open it again?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 months.
4. What sort of odor does Amma believe her best friend has?
(a) An odor like raspberries.
(b) An order like clean linen.
(c) An odor like almonds.
(d) An odor like sunshine.
5. Amma's room contains many different stacks composed of which kind of object?
(a) Records.
(b) Books.
(c) Board games.
(d) Aquariums.
Short Answer Questions
1. From whose perspective is Chapter 9 narrated?
2. What mode of transportation do Amma and Belinda use to get from the airport to Nana's house?
3. In what room of Helena's house does Helena paint a portrait of Amma in Chapter 9?
4. Dr. Otuo tells Belinda emphatically that she is there to take what action?
5. In what type of physical greeting do Amma and Belinda engage when they first meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of coping mechanism does Belinda herself long to use after she is "attacked" (80) with Amma's teddy bear?
2. What are the positive aspects that Belinda will miss about Mary?
3. In what way does the sound motif enter the narrative in relation to Belinda's feelings toward Mary?
4. What does the kitchen sink symbolize in relation to Mary and Belinda's relationship?
5. What is the main source of Belinda's anxiety during the shopping trip on which Nana takes her?
6. Discuss a striking use of metaphor that occurs in the prologue.
7. What is the significance of Amma's cigarette butt that she leaves behind a couch cushion?
8. For what reason does Nana bring Belinda to a shopping district in London?
9. What is the symbolism of the oily rag?
10. How does the theme of hope enter the narrative when Belinda impresses upon Amma her wish that Amma attend the Ghanafoo?
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