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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. What is the name of the cemetery at the edge of Paradise?

2. What has Bornfree promised to give the children for distributing posters in "Real Change"?

3. Who is called in to pray for Darling's father in "Shhhh"?

4. What do the children discover in the bathroom of the white people's home in "Blak Power"?

5. What happens to the urine in the cup in "We Need New Names"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Darling and her friends going to Budapest in "Hitting Budapest"?

2. How is the setting of Paradise described? How many people live in this village?

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

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

5. How is the setting of Budapest described? Where is this setting in relation to Paradise?

6. What happens when the white couple comes to the door in "Blak Power"?

7. How old is the protagonist when the novel begins? What is her family like?

8. What happens when the lorries from NGO arrive in “Country-Game”?

9. Why does Mother of Bones count her money every morning? Why does she not use the money?

10. How is Darling's father described when he returns in "Shhhh"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Darling's family in the novel. What is Darling's relationship like with her mother? What is her relationship like with her father? How do these relationships evolve in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Chipo's circumstances in the novel. How old is Chipo when she becomes pregnant? Who impregnated her? How has Chipo's pregnancy affected her?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the NGO play in the lives of the characters in Paradise? What does "NGO" stand for? How are the characters associated with the NGO portrayed in the novel?

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