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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32, after Gifty and her mother searched for Nana all over Huntsville for hours, where did they find him passed out?
(a) In his bed.
(b) At the airport.
(c) Big Spring Park.
(d) At church.

2. How many hours after Nana returned home from rehab did he relapse?
(a) 2.
(b) 48.
(c) 24.
(d) 14.

3. At the start of Chapter 38, who does Gifty try to avoid at a sandwich shop?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Han.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Her mother.

4. What story from the Book of John does Gifty often think about and find hard to believe?
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) Lazarus.
(c) David and Goliath.
(d) Noah’s Ark.

5. In Chapter 44, Gifty says that psychiatric care has improved drastically since the day of what?
(a) Rest cure.
(b) Shock therapy.
(c) Over medication.
(d) Lobotomies.

6. What does Gifty tell Han about her brother after they both drink a little Ensure?
(a) He played soccer.
(b) He was born in Ghana.
(c) He died of an overdose.
(d) He played basketball.

7. Who died at the beginning of Chapter 45, when Gifty was in the fifth grade?
(a) Aunt Joyce.
(b) Mrs. Palmer.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Pastor John.

8. What book did a TA, Fred, give to Gifty, in what she suspected was an effort to keep her from going to his office so often with questions?
(a) Pathological Foundations of Neuroscience.
(b) Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience.
(c) Professional Foundations of Neuroscience.
(d) Philosophical Foundations of Nuclear Science.

9. Where did the police officers say they found Nana dead of an overdose?
(a) Chick-Fil-A.
(b) School.
(c) Walmart.
(d) Starbucks parking lot.

10. What is one of the things Gifty says her brother stole from his mother?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her wedding ring.
(d) Her youth.

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

12. Gifty decided to tell Anne the story of when she did what to Nana while he was sleeping?
(a) Put nail polish on him.
(b) Painted his face.
(c) Dressed him as a girl.
(d) Stole his money.

13. After Gifty overheard the gossiping ladies discuss her brother’s addiction, what did she hope he would do in order for all the church to see?
(a) Relapse.
(b) Play basketball again.
(c) Recover.
(d) Relocate.

14. What helps Gifty get out of a speeding ticket in Chapter 28?
(a) High Speed car chase.
(b) Stanford Medical School bumper sticker.
(c) Giving a false name.
(d) Bribery.

15. What did Gifty’s most Ensure-addicted mouse develop in expectation of being shocked?
(a) A limp.
(b) Speed.
(c) A cold.
(d) A shaky foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 40, Gifty says that at a certain point what fails?

2. In Chapter 36, Gifty reflects on the fact that growing up, and even in college, she heard or learned little of what?

3. In Chapter 45, when Gifty sees her mother getting dressed, where does her mother ask to go?

4. What did Gifty tell Pastor John’s wife, Lisa, was her favorite food despite only having it a few times?

5. Where did Gifty find her mother after searching the house when she came home to find she was not in bed in Chapter 40?

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