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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. 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?

2. What did Gifty’s most Ensure-addicted mouse develop in expectation of being shocked?

3. Gifty decided to tell Anne the story of when she did what to Nana while he was sleeping?

4. Where was Gifty often the only church volunteer?

5. Gifty’s mother did not want to tell her doctors that her medication was not working because she did not want them to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 28, how does Gifty describe how she would often find her brother after he began taking drugs?

2. What did Gifty note about her aunt and mother when Gifty and her aunt were at the airport in Ghana before Gifty headed back to America?

3. What did Ryan Green tell Gifty about her constant reading?

4. How did Gifty feel when she saw her father in his home in Ghana?

5. What did Gifty notice about her mother at Mrs. Palmer’s funeral?

6. In Chapter 38, how does Gifty respond when Katherine asks her why she got into her field of study?

7. Though they knew of Nana’s addiction, why did they feel so surprised when the police officers told them that he had died of an overdose?

8. At what point did Gifty’s mom suspect Nana’s addiction?

9. What does Gifty’s mother tell her on the stretcher that Gifty did not know before?

10. What did Gifty’s brother say about the girl who made fun of her Walmart clothes that makes Gfity feel better even though she knows he should not have said it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Gifty’s thoughts on her mother when she held the mouse in Chapter 45.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is Gifty’s relationship like with her father? Use examples from the text including her tone when speaking to or about him.

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