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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. Who is the translator that translates the messages from the groom's family in "Wedding"?
2. Who is the "fat black pig" from the passport office that several women slept with in order to leave Zimbabwe, according to the narrator in "How They Lived"?
3. How old is Darling in "Angel"?
4. What news channel does the woman in the blue dress describe watching in "Wedding"?
5. What is Darling drinking when she asks Aunt Fostalina about visiting home in "Angel"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Aunt Fostalina try to order in "Angel"? Why does she become frustrated?
2. How does the narrative style of the novel change in "How They Left"?
3. Whose funeral is observed by Darling and her friends in "For Real"? Why is the funeral significant?
4. How has Uncle Kojo's demeanor changed in “My America"? Why?
5. What is the relationship between the groom and Aunt Fostalina in "Wedding"?
6. What does Aunt Fostalina obsess over throughout the novel? Why?
7. How is the character of Marina described in the novel?
8. What do Darling and her friends do at J.C. Penney in "Hitting Crossroads"?
9. How would you describe the relationship between Darling and the grocery manager Jim?
10. How does Darling describe her impressions of America in “Destroyedmichygen”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What events led to Darling's family living in a shack in Paradise? What was their home like before? How does Darling recall the events surrounding losing her childhood home?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motifs of religion, spirituality, and superstition in the novel. How would you compare the religious beliefs of Mother of Bones to those of Aunt Fostalina or Darling? What are examples in the text of rituals performed for superstitious reasons?
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