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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. Where does Tade say he and his cousin are building a block of flats in "Bracelet"?
(a) Festac Town.
(b) Yaba.
(c) Victoria Island.
(d) Ibeju-Lekki.

2. At what time does Tade arrive for work at the hospital in "Mascara"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

3. The poem that Femi wrote for Ayoola says, "I dare you to find a flaw / in her beauty; / or to bring forth a woman / who can stand beside / her without" what (25)?
(a) Crying.
(b) Paling.
(c) Leaving.
(d) Wilting.

4. What did Korede do with all of her father's paintings aside from the one over the piano after his death?
(a) She sold them.
(b) She burned them.
(c) She put them in the attic.
(d) She gave them away.

5. Korede says in "Bleach," "I am not angry. If I am anything, I am" what (20)?
(a) Done.
(b) Exasperated.
(c) Tired.
(d) Entertained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in the novel refers to a Nigerian food made from yam or cassava flour?

2. What does Tade sing to the girl who tries to flee his office in "Song"?

3. Where does Korede describe the hardest place to clean up blood in "Bleach"?

4. Who is the university colleague that Korede's father claimed gave him his knife?

5. Korede describes Ayoola's skin as a color between cream and what, in "Flaw"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolic significance of the flowers that Tade sends to Ayoola?

2. Who has Ayoola killed in the beginning of the novel? Why?

3. What are Ayoola's perceptions of Tade? How do they differ from Korede's perceptions of him?

4. Where does Korede work? How is this setting described?

5. How is police corruption illustrated in "Traffic"?

6. How do Korede's coworkers react to Ayoola when they meet her?

7. Who is Muhtar Yautai and what is Korede's relationship to this character?

8. What is remarkable about Tade's singing in "Song"?

9. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? Why is this important?

10. How do Korede and Ayoola differ in personality and behavior?

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