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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 phrase does Asughara use in order to refer to Ada's mind?

2. The brothersisters are said to be older than whom?

3. At what type of event does Ada meet Ewan?

4. When Chima flies in to visit Ada, he tells her that he has bad news about which of her relatives?

5. Asughara remarks that the brothersisters smell of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Uche is said to be the only one in the family to have treated Ada in what way?

2. Describe an early sign of Asughara's nefarious intentions toward Ada.

3. What bad news does Chima bring to Ada when he comes to visit her?

4. For what reason does Asughara advise Ada to agree to meet with Ewan again after Ewan's long absence?

5. How does Emezi instill the narrative with humanist messages in the depiction of Uche?

6. What action of Ada's does Asughara judge to be evidence of Ada's remaining innocence?

7. How does Emezi use foreshadowing within the early moments of Ada's relationship with Ewan?

8. What form does Chapter 15 take and by whom is it narrated?

9. Who is Saint Vincent and what impact does he have on Ada?

10. What is Ada's reaction to the disturbing altercation with Obiageli and how does it serve as the first of many?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace the characterization arc of Ada’s character throughout the novel Freshwater. Discuss whether Ada is a round or flat character and whether Ada is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the way in which Freshwater juxtaposes spirituality, mysticism, and religion, and the goals Emezi hopes to attain by using this particular juxtaposition.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Emezi instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Freshwater.

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