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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) Slowly.
(b) Forcefully.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Gently.

2. Chapter 29 begins how many days after the end of Chapter 28?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 18.

3. What kind of vehicle runs over and kills Mary?
(a) A truck.
(b) A caravan.
(c) A pedicab.
(d) A BMW.

4. What thought generally keeps Amma from skipping school, even when she wants to do so?
(a) Her mother's punishments.
(b) Her attendance history.
(c) Her father's rags-to-riches immigration story.
(d) The amount of work she will miss.

5. In Chapter 17, Nana forces Belinda to make what kind of promise?
(a) That she will never lie to Nana again.
(b) That she will be stricter with Amma.
(c) That she will be nicer to Amma.
(d) That she will stop cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Amma's appearance does Belinda consider "prettier and prettier" (126) as time goes on?

2. What form of transportation do Amma and Belinda usually take when Amma accompanies Belinda to Abacus College?

3. In what location is Belinda when she starts imagining Amma having sex with another young woman?

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

5. When Belinda first meets Helena, she mentally refers to her in connection with which physical attribute?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Belinda's reaction to the news about Mary causes Amma to cry "hot tears" (223)?

2. What does Amma's teddy bear symbolize?

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

4. How does Donkor incorporate sensory detail into Belinda's long walk between Streatham and Brixton Hills?

5. What action does Belinda take on the bus that results in Amma's admiration?

6. For what reason does Amma instruct Belinda to smear cake icing onto her face?

7. What major revelation does Amma make to Belinda?

8. What major plot point occurs within the scene at Starbucks?

9. For what reason are Belinda and Amma stuck together at home for two solid days in Chapter 19?

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

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