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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. Nana tells Amma that the news she has to share must be broken in what manner?
(a) Forcefully.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Gently.

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

3. Chapter 25 begins how long after Chapter 24 ends?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 3 weeks.

4. When Belinda first meets Helena, she mentally refers to her in connection with which physical attribute?
(a) Her freckles.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days do Amma and Belinda stay home sick when they are struck with the same malady at once?

2. What is the meaning of the Ghanaian phrase "me boa" (134) that Nana uses when she elicits a promise?

3. On what television show had Nana watched the onscreen kiss while unknowingly being observed by Amma?

4. What object does one of the two young Jamaican women on the bus wave around as she shouts?

5. On the way to Kumasi, Belinda thinks about a tro tro ride she had taken with which character?

Short Essay Questions

1. What misconceptions does Belinda have about homosexuality?

2. What reasons does Roisin offer for her ghosting of Amma and how do they all connect?

3. What kind of meltdown does Amma have in Waitrose?

4. What is Belinda's reaction to the place to which Amma takes her on their eighth trip home from Abacus College?

5. What does Amma believe about the need for love to be public?

6. What habit of Belinda's does Mary point out is still going on, even though Belinda is now in London rather than Duban?

7. What is the significance of Amma's memory of the television show called Brookside?

8. What event causes Amma to feel a sense of purpose previously unfamiliar to her?

9. How does Belinda feel after she tells Amma the truth about her mother's profession?

10. For what reason does Nana become brusque and severe with Belinda in the time around the shopping trip to Waitrose?

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