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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the memoir gloss “tasununguka”?
(a) Orphan.
(b) White oppressors.
(c) We are free.
(d) Child of African soil.

2. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 7?
(a) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”
(b) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”
(c) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”
(d) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”

3. Who is Elizabeth’s teacher in Budongo?
(a) Betty.
(b) Mary.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Jane.

4. Chapter 8 opens with which of the following?
(a) “The sharp smell of antiseptic cleaning solution lingers in the air like a strange perfume.”
(b) “Stumbling through a dense forest in rural Uganda, practically breathless, I finally slump over.”
(c) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”
(d) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”

5. What profession had Val’s father held?
(a) Professor.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname associates with Henzi?

2. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 10?

3. How does the memoir gloss “rombe”?

4. Chapter 1 opens with which of the following?

5. What is the name of Amai’s second daughter?

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