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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the last of Gogo’s sons?
(a) Widzi.
(b) Oweni.
(c) Sam.
(d) Henzi.

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

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

4. Which of the following immediately precedes Chapter 6?
(a) “Your dream is a dream for your community.”
(b) “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.”
(c) “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.”
(d) “It is not fear but courage that is important.”

5. How does the narrator gloss the term “ambuyas” in the memoir?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Uncles.

6. In which year does the first Chimurenga begin?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1896.

7. How does the narrator gloss the term “sekurus” in the memoir?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Aunts.
(d) Uncles.

8. To which agency does the protagonist originally apply for work in London?
(a) United Nations System Staff College.
(b) United Nations Children’s Fund.
(c) United Nations Human Settlements Program.
(d) United Nations Association.

9. What fruit does the narrator remark is in the Good Forest?
(a) Durian.
(b) Kola.
(c) Matoke.
(d) Mazhanje.

10. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 6?
(a) Malawi.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Zimbabwe.

11. How does the memoir gloss “Aaaa, tiripo kana makadiyiwo”?
(a) We are well, as long as you are unwell.
(b) We are unwell, as long as you are well.
(c) We are unwell, as long as you are unwell.
(d) We are well, as long as you are well.

12. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 7?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Malawi.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) South Africa.

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

14. Chapter 5 opens with which of the following?
(a) “Your rent is due; no discussion.”
(b) “It is my second year in London, and I stand in the doorway, scanning the small room for an empty chair.”
(c) “Miracles happen all the time, we just have to recognize them for what they are.”
(d) “As soon as I see the logo on the wall, I run toward it, my heart thumping wildly.”

15. From which of the following is Iman a graduate?
(a) Law school.
(b) Graduate school.
(c) Medical school.
(d) Divinity school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the people of the narrator’s village sell in the Township Center?

2. How does the narrator gloss the term “gogo” in the memoir?

3. For how many weeks does Elizabeth seek a position with Cleeves?

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 5?

5. In what school does Sam enroll Elizabeth?

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