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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 Wole's nickname for the new radio in Chapter 8?
2. What does Wole believe about the pomegranate fruit in Chapter 1?
3. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?
4. What is the name of Wole's family servant?
5. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Wole react when he is jealous of sister Tinu's attending school in Chapter 2?
2. What is the nature of the philosophical debate Wole has with Essay in Chapter 4?
3. Describe the legend that Wole recounts in which Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya get in trouble with a ghommid.
4. What is the origin of the Jonah rock?
5. Describe the incident in which Wole is hurt by a scythe at the end of Chapter 2.
6. What bad habit does Wole admit to in Chapter 4, and how is he cured of it?
7. Explain the origin of the nickname "Lagilagi." What happens when the family doubts Wole is worthy of such a nickname?
8. Who is Paa Adatan? Describe him.
9. Describe the general features of the compound in which Wole lives mentioned in Chapter 1.
10. How does Wole manage to wreck a rose bush at the end of Chapter 5? What is the consequence of his action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the nature of Wole's relationship to his community? How close are members of the community to one another? Can it be said the community is tribal? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Wole describes several misconceptions he accumulates as a child. Cite three examples of Wole's childish misconceptions of things or events. Why might Wole be sharing these misconceptions with us? What do the frequency of misconceptions tell us about Wole's childhood, and the act of being a child in general?
Essay Topic 3
At certain points--as when Wole attends school before he is of age--Wole seems eager to mature, and at other times--such as when he is deemed too old to sleep in Essay's room--Wole seems to stubbornly refuse to embrace growth. How does Wole view his own maturation? Is maturing something to be feared, or looked forward to? Is Wole's maturation a smooth progression, or does it proceed with stops and starts?
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