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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gogo remark Zimbabwe had previously been called?
2. In what year is Elizabeth born?
3. About which of the following is Iman cautioned?
4. From which country does Bronwyn hail?
5. To which agency does the protagonist originally apply for work in London?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first two sections of Chapter 1—from the beginning of the chapter to “as if through mud” (1-3)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?
2. What is the primary rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, logos) of the first section of Chapter 6 (71-73)? Why and how is it the primary rhetorical appeal?
3. What message does Amai leave for Elizabeth when Sam takes her?
4. What initially gives Elizabeth doubts as she arrives in London?
5. What reason does Elizabeth give for refusing an offer of food from a village woman when Gogo is too long away?
6. What happens with Nyari in Epworth?
7. What barrier to communication does Elizabeth experience when she arrives at the hostel in London?
8. Why does Elizabeth note Gogo prefers to do her own selling?
9. What is the weather like when Elizabeth first arrives in London?
10. What work does Elizabeth initially find in London?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Readerly attention focuses on the concluding section of Chapter 1 (8): “I will never forget this moment, when I hovered so close to death and was saved just in time. What I don’t yet know is that this particular encounter will define the purpose of my life, acting as a beacon that motivates my actions and aspirations; the light that guides me through every darkness?” Why might the passage be a focus?
Essay Topic 2
The narrator makes mention of “so many [opportunities] in my life for which I am deeply grateful” (73). What effect does that expression of gratitude have for the reader? How does that effect manifest from the text of the memoir?
Essay Topic 3
What significance, if any, accrues to the use of proverbs from different regions as epigraphs for individual chapters? How does the significance accrue?
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