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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds the rusted clothes hanger to use to remove Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Stina.
(b) Darling.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Sbho.

2. Who is MaS'banda's granddaughter?
(a) Stina.
(b) Sbho.
(c) Chipo.
(d) Zuze.

3. What is the name of the mountain that Darling climbs to attend church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Zuze.
(b) Nyangani.
(c) Mzilikazi.
(d) Fambeki.

4. What does Darling say Chipo's baby will be in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) A boy.
(b) A girl.
(c) A white baby.
(d) A fish.

5. What is the first reason Darling says they have decided to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) "She is sick."
(b) "Her parents will kill her if they find out."
(c) "It makes it hard for us to play."
(d) "If we let her have the baby, she will just die."

6. Who discovers Darling and her friends when they are preparing to remove Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) Mother of Bones.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Darling's mother.
(d) MotherLove.

7. What street do the children choose to steal fruits from in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Mzilikazi Road.
(b) Robert Street.
(c) Julius Street.
(d) Masiyephambili Road.

8. Where does Sbho say she saw the television show "ER" in "We Need New Names"?
(a) In Harare.
(b) In Cape Town.
(c) In Cairo.
(d) In Paris.

9. What does Darling's father call her when he arrives home?
(a) "Zuze."
(b) "Chipo."
(c) "My son."
(d) "My daughter."

10. How does Darling say she feels about going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) She misses it.
(b) She does not really like it.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She looks forward to it every week.

11. What road is Darling not supposed to cross with her friends in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) Masiyephambili Road.
(b) Robert Street.
(c) Julius Street.
(d) Mzilikazi Road.

12. Where do Darling and her friends find guavas to harvest in "Blak Power"?
(a) On Robert Street.
(b) On Masiyephambili Road.
(c) On Julius Street.
(d) On Mzilikazi Road.

13. How old is Godknows in "Hitting Budapest"?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

14. What is the second reason that Darling gives for deciding to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) "She is sick."
(b) "It makes it hard for us to play."
(c) "If we let her have the baby, she will just die."
(d) "Her parents will kill her if they find out."

15. Where do Darling and her friends go to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?
(a) To MotherLove's shack.
(b) Behind Heavenway.
(c) To Chipo's shack.
(d) To Darling's shack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Darling's cousin Madante go to work, according to the narrator in "Darling on the Mountain"?

2. What letters are on the church badge that the guard wears in "Blak Power"?

3. When the children call out for the man that MaS'banda sent them to find in Shanghai, they learn that he has gone where in "Country-Game"?

4. Why does Darling cross into Budapest in "Hitting Budapest"?

5. What is printed on the floor mat to the white people's house in "Blak Power"?

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