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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 2?
(a) “We desire to bequeath two things to our children: the first one is roots, the other one is wings.”
(b) “If there is cause to hate someone, the cause to love has just begun.”
(c) “You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave them food yesterday.”
(d) “Do unto others what you would have done to you.”

2. What is Sam’s relationship to Elizabeth?
(a) Second cousin.
(b) Sororal husband.
(c) Paternal uncle.
(d) Maternal uncle.

3. In the memoir, the phrase “Ko, chikafu?” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) “Do you have food?”
(b) “Do you have a nickel?”
(c) “Do you have water?”
(d) “Do you have shelter?”

4. How does the memoir gloss “mangwanani”?
(a) Good morning.
(b) Good evening.
(c) Good night.
(d) Good afternoon.

5. How does the narrator gloss the term “sadza” in the memoir?
(a) Maize meal.
(b) Rice flour.
(c) Wheat flour.
(d) Bean porridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the memoir gloss “tasununguka”?

2. Chapter 6 opens with which of the following?

3. Which of the following is the second of Gogo’s sons?

4. At which of the following does the narrator report having worked?

5. Chapter 7 opens with which of the following?

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