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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had offered to take Darling's family across the border when all of the troubles began, according to Darling's father in "Shhhh"?
(a) Nosizi.
(b) MaS'banda.
(c) Mr. Gono.
(d) Mgcini.

2. Who is the healer of Darling's village that she passes going to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Stina.
(b) MotherLove.
(c) Mother of Bones.
(d) Vodloza.

3. What is Darling's mother's name?
(a) Sbho.
(b) MotherLove.
(c) Felistus.
(d) MaS'banda.

4. Where did Darling's cousin Madante go to work, according to the narrator in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) In the coal mines.
(b) In the diamond mines.
(c) In the maize fields.
(d) In the gold mines.

5. What is the name of Annamaria's son?
(a) Godknows.
(b) Chipo.
(c) Bastard.
(d) Whiteboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darling say Chipo's baby will be in "Hitting Budapest"?

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

3. Where does Darling say she has seen the queen from the picture before in "Blak Power"?

4. What game was Darling playing when she comes in to find her father at home in "Shhhh"?

5. Who is MaS'banda's granddaughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Prophet Revelations Bitchington Mborro's character described?

2. How is the interior of the white couple's home described in "Blak Power"?

3. From whose perspective is the narrative of We Need New Names related? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?

4. Where is Shanghai located? How is this setting described?

5. Where does Darling attend church services with Mother of Bones? How is this setting described?

6. What objective do Darling and her friends set out to achieve in "We Need New Names"? Do they achieve this objective?

7. Who is Mother of Bones and why is Darling staying with her in "Darling on the Mountain"?

8. How did Darling's grandfather die? Why do the villagers believe there is a curse surrounding his death?

9. How does the narrative style change in “How They Appeared"?

10. Why are people streaming into Paradise in "How They Appeared"?

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