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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. How old was Gifty’s mother when she met her father?
2. The party Gifty recalls in Chapter 21 was for what group?
3. What is the scripture that Gifty says gave her trouble in Chapter 10?
4. As a child when Gifty’s pastor defined sin as “anything you think, do, or say that goes against God”(73) what did she wonder if you could control?
5. What is DBS?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Gifty’s mother did not think they should have to purchase corn syrup for a school experiment, why was she upset when the teacher gave Gifty a bottle?
2. What did the study on schizophrenia, discussed in Chapter 24, discover?
3. In Chapter 25, when Gifty begins reading the Bible since her mother will not touch it, what does she notice that she did not notice as a child?
4. What did Gifty’s classmate Geoffrey say when she told him she is really a princess?
5. In Chapter 6, what did Gifty witness between her brother and mother when she was a young girl?
6. Why did Gifty not want to take creative writing in college even though many said it was an easy A?
7. What does Gifty’s mother ask in Chapter 6 after she finally eats her koko, and how does Gifty respond?
8. What did Gifty’s childhood nickname, asaa, mean?
9. Gifty said her mother noticed America changed around Big Black men. How did Gifty’s mother say her father’s behavior changed in response?
10. What is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 24?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter 19 describes a moment when Gifty begins thinking more deeply about faith. Describe Pastor Tom (P.T.) and his part in this moment for Gifty.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Giftys’ relationship with Katherine and how it changes over time. How is it different from her other relationships?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Gifty’s relationship to her mother and how it changed over time.
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