Apollo Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 64 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Apollo Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 64 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?

2. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?

3. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?

4. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?

5. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Okenwa imagine would be different if he did have a family, as his parents hoped? Why?

2. What were Okenwa's parent's evenings at home like when Okenwa was young?

3. Why does Okenwa's mother think he would not remember Raphael?

4. What did Okenwa's parents do for work?

5. What is the narrator doing at the start of "Apollo"?

6. How did Okenwa feel about reading compared to his parents?

7. What was Okenwa passionate about, which he did not share with his parents? Who does he meet who shared this passion?

8. What questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

9. Where did Okenwa's parents meet? How did their parents feel about their union?

10. How did Okenwa feel about going to the staff club to play badminton with his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the author of "Apollo." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Apollo" similar or different from Adichie's previous works?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the symbolic significance of Raphael's room in "Apollo." Even after Okenwa and Raphael begin to spend time together, Okenwa never enters Raphael's room until he is sick. Analyze the scenes Okenwa spends in Raphael's room. What is the context? How does the setting of this room develop the narrative and themes?

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