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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Gifty’s college poetry class, a student asked if it was possible to analyze Hopkins without discussing his religion and what?
(a) Biology.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Christianity.

2. Where did Gifty volunteer though she was not old enough?
(a) Fireworks stand.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Nursing Home.
(d) Food bank.

3. What does Katherine begin bringing Gifty after Gifty told her about her mother’s depression?
(a) Baked goods.
(b) Wine.
(c) Books.
(d) Dinner.

4. At the end of Chapter 32, when Gifty and her brother brought Nana home, what did their mother do to him?
(a) Hugged him.
(b) Kicked him out.
(c) Took him to church.
(d) Slapped him.

5. Which young member of their church, though a friend of Nana, did Gifty dislike?
(a) Richard Green.
(b) Ryan Groves.
(c) Ryan Green.
(d) Ralph Green.

6. In Chapter 31, where does Gifty say her mother found Nana’s pills hiding?
(a) His light fixture.
(b) The glove compartment.
(c) The couch cushions.
(d) The T.V.

7. How long was Gifty in Ghana before she asked her aunt to see her father?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 3 months.

8. What did Gifty try with Anne during a trip to Harvard Forest?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Beer.
(d) Acid.

9. Who was the only person who visited Gifty's home after Nana’s funeral?
(a) Pastor John.
(b) Ryan Green.
(c) Bethany.
(d) The Ghanaian Association.

10. What did Gifty say when she looked up at the trees in Harvard Forest, to which Anne nodded as if she understood?
(a) Living-man trees.
(b) Nice trees.
(c) Chin Chin.
(d) Nana.

11. In Chapter 31, what sound did Gifty’s mother tell her we should all learn?
(a) God.
(b) Church bells.
(c) The sound of death.
(d) Sleeping.

12. What did Anne say Gifty could not believe in if she believed in God?
(a) Math.
(b) Evangelism.
(c) Science.
(d) Evolution.

13. What did Gfity begin studying that she says in Chapter 44 gave her a better understanding of her mother?
(a) Anhedonia.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Depression.
(d) Ambien.

14. Where was Gifty often the only church volunteer?
(a) The nursing home.
(b) The soup kitchen.
(c) The library.
(d) The fireworks stand.

15. What nickname did Gifty give to Anne, which she used when she wanted to get her attention?
(a) Annie.
(b) Silly Anne.
(c) Samurai Anne.
(d) Anne of the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sleep aid did Gifty’s mother begin to rely on after Nana's death, which Gifty says made her mean?

2. In Chapter 29, Gifty was at church when she decided it is time for what?

3. How did Anne react when Gifty told her how her brother died?

4. In Chapter 40, what does Gifty start to leave on while her mother is in bed in hopes she might get up, if even in anger?

5. In Chapter 46, when Gifty drifts off in thought rather than doing her work, what place does she often dream of despite saying she does not enjoy it?

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