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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. Who is the narrator of Chapter 7?

2. Who is the narrator of Chapter 8?

3. What is the name of Ada's human father?

4. What sound is not remembered by The We nor by Ada?

5. What name does Ada give to the black entity within The We?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the presence of The We inside a very young Ada have on her?

2. What does Soren take back to Denmark with him after the spring quarter is over and why?

3. Describe Ada's human mother.

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

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

6. What quality of Ada's body do The We take for granted?

7. What is "iyi-uwa" (14) and how does it relate to The We?

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

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

10. In what way is the theme of appearance versus reality shown in Soren's character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about Freshwater while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Freshwater from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Emezi’s send within the pages of Freshwater concerning the link between contentment and self-acceptance?

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