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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. To what location does Ada always run when she has a nightmare?

2. At what age does Ada begin to learn how to enter The We's realm?

3. What object does Ada take with her when leaving Soren's dorm room?

4. When Asughara enters Ada's body, she sees what kind of "boy" (61) beside Ada?

5. Who is the narrator of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Ala?

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

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

6. In what way is the dream motif portrayed within Freshwater?

7. What is ironic about Ada's choice of housemate in the summer just after her split from Soren?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What messages does Emezi send about the nature of identity and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

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