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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. Who is the first person at the hospital to remark that Korede is wearing makeup in "Mascara"?

2. What does Korede say Tade is in "#3" (80)?

3. Who says to Korede in "Mascara," "We both know Ayoola and Tade are meant to be" (120)?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of poetry in My Sister, the Serial Killer?

3. How is the painting described that hangs over the piano in Korede's family's home?

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

5. What are Korede's feelings about Tade?

6. What is Korede's relationship with her mother like?

7. How did Korede's experiences in school differ from Ayoola's?

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

9. What does Mrs. Rotinu represent symbolically in the novel?

10. What does Ayoola do for income?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the novel. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is it related? How do these choices by author Oyinkan Braithwaite affect the novel? How reliable would you describe the narrator of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How does the author use verbal irony? How is situational irony employed? How is dramatic irony demonstrated? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of Ayoola's knife in My Sister, the Serial Killer. Where did Ayoola get the knife? How many men has she used the knife on? What does the knife represent symbolically?

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