View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Music played by what instrument can be heard as the brothersisters unfold into existence before Asughara?

2. Whom does Asughara allow to step forward within Ada's psyche?

3. Ada tells Asughara that she Asughara had had to exist due to what quality of Ada's?

4. Rather than inhabiting Ada's body, St. Vincent prefers to live within Ada's what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What event occurs in Ada's life just before Chima comes to visit her?

4. Who is Uche and what significance does he have in Ada's life?

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

6. Describe the disturbing interaction Ada has with her cousin Obiageli.

7. What event causes Asughara to become tired and to allow another entity to control Ada more often?

8. Where had Ada been born and how does she feel about returning each time she does?

9. How does it make Ada feel when Ewan confesses that he has a girlfriend?

10. What method does Ada use in order to name the pieces of herself?

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

Could Freshwater be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Freshwater and what is Emezi’s message regarding these themes?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 885 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample