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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lappa does Adah ask Francis to bring her in Chapter 9?
(a) The one that has a map of Nigeria.
(b) The blue one.
(c) The red one.
(d) One that says Nigerian Independence, 1960.

2. What time do Adah and Francis go to look at rooms for rent in Chapter 6?
(a) 8.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 9.

3. In Chapter 10, what time does the woman who runs the play group offer to bring Titi home?
(a) 11:30.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Noon.
(d) 1:30.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, when did a group of men come to England who were well educated and believed colonialism would end?
(a) Late 1940s.
(b) 1957.
(c) Early 1950s.
(d) 1948.

5. In Chapter 9, how old is Adah?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Vicky in the hospital?

2. In Chapter 10, how many weeks does Francis work?

3. When do Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was born?

4. How many stepsons does the woman in bed 11 have?

5. What does Bubu get for Christma sin a parcel in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francis do when he discovers that Adah has gotten birth control?

2. What is the birth of Adah's child like in Chapter 8, and what does she have?

3. What happens when Adah goes to work in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Adah decide not to get the Pill for birth control?

5. What trap did Mr. Noble fall into when he bought a house in Wiles Road?

6. What happens when Adah and Francis go to look at a room in Chapter 6?

7. In Chapter 6, how does Adah disguise her voice when she calls to check on a room for rent on Hawley Street?

8. When and where does Adah take a bath and why?

9. What happened to the women who lived in Mr. Noble's house in a rent-controlled apartment?

10. What does Adah learn about a woman on the ward in Chapter 9 who looks to be the age of Adah's mother?

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