We Need New Names Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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We Need New Names Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. 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"?

2. Where do Darling and her friends go to get rid of Chipo's stomach in "We Need New Names"?

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

4. What is printed on the T-shirt that Godknows wears in "Blak Power"?

5. What is Darling's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does MotherLove respond when she encounters Darling and her friends in "We Need New Names"?

2. How do the children respond to the woman from London in "Hitting Budapest"?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Chipo reveal to Darling during the church service in "Darling on the Mountain"? Why?

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

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

10. What are the perceptions of the coming election in "Real Change"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the political history of Zimbabwe from 1980 to the present. Who is the President of Zimbabwe? When did he come to power? What political unrest exists and has arisen in Zimbabwe's history?

Essay Topic 2

We Need New Names addresses several serious issues in Zimbabwe, including AIDS, sexual abuse, and severe poverty. Discuss how these issues are developed in the novel. How does the author use fiction to illustrate the gravity of the situation in Zimbabwe? Is she effective in doing so?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of disillusionment and alienation in We Need New Names. How does Darling demonstrate her feelings of isolation after immigrating to the U.S.? How does the author illustrate these themes through character, setting, and relationships? What symbolism relates to these themes?

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