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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 Daodu's other name?

2. Who visits Ake at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What is the "last straw" in Sorowanke's fight with local peddlers?

4. What form does the ghommid take when it chases Uncle Sanya in Chapter 1?

5. What does Essay make Wole promise him in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What opinion about shoes is expressed in Chapter 15?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what apparent blasphemy does Wole commit in Odemo's palace?

3. What are two examples of racist views that are brought to light in Chapter 15 by members of Wole's community?

4. What is the general dynamic between Wole, Essay, and Wild Christian? What is the nature of their relationship?

5. Describe the nature of the "sit-in" staged by the women's group in Chapter 14.

6. How does Wole deal with the prospect of Essay dying in Chapter 11? How does Essay himself deal with the prospect?

7. How does Sorowanke anger the peddlers of Dayisi's Walk? How is the conflict resolved?

8. What opinion does Wole express in Chapter 10 about Western influences and modern living?

9. Describe the tax controversy that arises in Chapter 13, and how the women's group addresses it.

10. Describe the "rite of manhood" Wole endures at the end of Chapter 9.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How might the Wole of today reflect on the spiritual beliefs of the older generation, which might be considered quaint or primitive? How might the waning of traditional spiritual beliefs have affected his culture? What was valuable about traditional spiritual beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

What is Wole's view on education? What can be learned in school that cannot be learned in everyday life, and vice versa? What or who influences Wole's views on education?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Wole's family structure. Is it tight-knit and nuclear, or more loose-knit and extended? How is Wole influenced by his father? His mother? Where is the line drawn between family and stranger?

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