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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 13 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”
(b) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(c) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(d) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”

2. Chapter 15 opens with which of the following?
(a) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”
(b) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(c) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(d) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”

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

4. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 8?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Uganda.
(c) Burundi.
(d) Ethiopia.

5. What medicine does the memoir note is of effect in Budongo and similar communities?
(a) Amodiaquine.
(b) Ivermectin.
(c) Furazolidone.
(d) Piperazine.

6. With which of the following is Elizabeth afflicted in Burkina Faso?
(a) Morning sickness.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Altitude sickness.
(d) River blindness.

7. In which *city* does Chapter 8 begin?
(a) Adama.
(b) Dire Dawa.
(c) Gondar.
(d) Addis Ababa.

8. 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) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”
(d) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”

9. What occupation does Osi have when Elizabeth visits Harare amid working with Cleeves?
(a) Programming computers.
(b) Fixing computers.
(c) Fixing televisions.
(d) Sacking groceries.

10. Chapter 14 opens with which of the following?
(a) “‘Shhh, shhh,’ I say softly.”
(b) “I scan the small, cozy room painted a crisp white color and notice the plush, patterned burgundy rugs covering the wooden tiles.”
(c) “What the heck is the United Nations doing?”
(d) “I take a deep breath, scan the packed room, and feel my heartbeat gallop away.”

11. At which of the following does Elizabeth enroll for graduate school?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) London School of Economics.
(c) Imperial College London.
(d) University of Cambridge.

12. With which organization does Elizabeth first meet the UN Secretary-General?
(a) UNICEF.
(b) UNESCO.
(c) UNIDO.
(d) UNAIDS.

13. Chapter 11 opens with which of the following?
(a) “My heart is pounding wildly as I enter the room.”
(b) “The sharp smell of antiseptic cleaning solution lingers in the air like a strange perfume.”
(c) “Stumbling through a dense forest in rural Uganda, practically breathless, I finally slump over.”
(d) “I wrap my hands around a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, trying to get warm.”

14. In which of the following does Chapter 14 begin?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Reykjavík.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Stockholm.

15. Which of the following companies does the narrator cite as an example of improving gender parity?
(a) Boston Consulting Group.
(b) Bain & Company.
(c) Experian.
(d) PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which cancer is Cleeves diagnosed?

2. Over access to what do the lion and the elephant fight in Gogo’s story?

3. How does the memoir gloss “chinyarara”?

4. At what age does Elizabeth graduate from secondary school?

5. From which of the following does the comment come that precedes Chapter 15?

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