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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17, and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elizabeth sell in her first “official” job?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Maize.
(c) Pumpkins.
(d) Sweet potatoes.

2. Chapter 2 opens with which of the following?
(a) “A surge of excitement courses through me.”
(b) “I climb the steep stairs.”
(c) “Deep in the African wilderness, rolling hills open onto a barren maize field.”
(d) “The building towered up taller than I had ever seen before.”

3. At what age does Elizabeth learn of Chimurenga?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

4. At what age does the memoir note a person can be married in the United States?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. What does the narrator note eating?
(a) Termites.
(b) Ants.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Grasshoppers.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Elizabeth work when she travels to Georgia?

2. What position does Elizabeth initially take with Cleeves?

3. What language does the narrator note is spoken in Ethiopia?

4. Chapter 4 opens with which of the following?

5. Of what does Elizabeth note her hostel room smells?

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