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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object belonging to Ada does Soren take with him at the end of the May term?
(a) Her teddy bear.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her journal.
(d) Her passport.

2. Asughara forces Ada to eat only what type of food?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Salad.
(c) Gruel.
(d) Beans.

3. A college in what state offers Ada a full scholarship that she turns down?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Louisiana.

4. After May term ends, Ada is about to turn what age?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

5. When Asughara begins supplementing Ada's own diet restriction with her own methods, what weight does Ada get down to?
(a) 98 pounds.
(b) 109 pounds.
(c) 118 pounds.
(d) 122 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. The We consider Ada to be what object for them?

2. What is the English translation of the term "iyi-uwa" (14)?

3. Who is the mother of The We?

4. What action does Ada decide to take while staying with Itohan?

5. To whom does Ada first place a call when she finally frees herself from Soren's dorm room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Choose and describe a particularly poignant moment in the text and analyze its effect on the reader.

2. Describe Emezi's use of a simile to depict a certain character's traits.

3. What reason does Saul give for not joining Saachi and the other family members in the Southwestern United States?

4. In what way does Asughara's arrival within Ada's psyche and body add to Ada's problems with self-harm?

5. What is both ironic and tragic about Ada's first phone call after she finds out Soren has been raping her?

6. What physical change does Asughara lead Ada to make in her appearance and why?

7. Who narrates Chapters 1 through 5?

8. Describe Ada's human father.

9. What is the symbolism of Ada's golden crucifix necklace?

10. Give an example of a literary device used by Emezi and how it connects to a theme of Freshwater.

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