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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 accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 7, how does Wole regard Mrs. Odufuwa?

3. At the end of Chapter 8, younger brother Dipo is given what new name?

4. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about Bukola? What does Wole think about her behavior?

2. Describe the "see-saw" accident that Wole gets into with Osiki.

3. Describe the incident in which Paa Adatan confronts Bote troops.

4. Describe Wole's gradual process of discovering the town around the compound at the beginning of Chapter 3.

5. What dangerous accident does Wole cause in Chapter 5 while looking for presents? What is Wole's reaction?

6. How is Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya's trouble with a ghommid resolved?

7. Describe what happens at the end of Chapter 6, when Wild Christian catches Wole raiding the pantry?

8. Describe the family's reaction when Wole returns home from his journey through Ake in Chapter 3.

9. Who is "You-Mean-Mayself"? How did he acquire that nickname?

10. Why, at the end of Chapter 8, is Wole's younger brother Dipo renamed Femi?

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

From Wild Christian to Canon to Log-Splitter to Father, who is in fact, Wole's grandfather, there are several unusual names throughout Ake. What might these unusual naming conventions tell us about Wole's culture?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Wole's relationship with Wild Christian's women's group. How socially aware is Wole? How socially aware is the book itself? Is Wole trying to make a social statement, or is he remaining impassioned and objective?

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