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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 are ghommids?

2. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?

3. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?

4. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?

5. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the death of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7. How does Wole react to the death?

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

5. What two new inventions is Wole exposed to at the top of Chapter 8?

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

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

8. What method of child punishment does Wole describe in Chapter 6?

9. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause the household? How is he finally removed from the house?

10. Describe the solution accomplished for ridding Uncle Sanya of his oro spirit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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