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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 do both Korede and her mother have a birth spot?
(a) Below their left eyes.
(b) Below their right eyes.
(c) On their noses.
(d) On their chins.

2. What did Ayoola once smear on her father's knife, incurring his wrath?
(a) Coconut oil.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Rotor oil.
(d) Peanut butter.

3. With what words does Ayoola summon Korede in "Words" (19)?
(a) "I'm in hiding."
(b) "I killed him."
(c) "Please help me."
(d) "I'm in danger."

4. What song is Ayoola dancing to in "Dancing"?
(a) "Let's Dance Tonight."
(b) "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall."
(c) "Three Little Birds."
(d) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody."

5. At what time does Korede leave her house to set out for work in "Mascara"?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 5:45 a.m.
(d) 4:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose daughter's wedding is Korede's mother going in "Instagram"?

2. What does Korede drop a bowl of while eating with her mother and sister in "Stain"?

3. What kind of cake does Tade eat and remark upon at Korede's house in "Bracelet"?

4. Where does Aunty Taiwo suggest a venue for the ten-year anniversary of Korede's father's death in "Father"?

5. Approximately how tall is Korede?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are Korede's feelings about Tade?

7. What is exposition and how is it related in My Sister, the Serial Killer?

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

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

10. How do Ayoola and Korede differ physically?

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