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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 does Korede offer Gboyega in "Maga"?

2. What are Ayoola and Korede wearing in "Father"?

3. In what kind of car did the "chief man" leave Ayoola and Korede's home in the flashback in "Friend"?

4. What does the word "okada" refer to in Nigeria?

5. What word in "Family" refers to a traditional Nigerian greeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Ayoola and Korede's father brought home a mistress, as detailed through flashback in "Father"?

2. What is the meaning of the chapter title "Maga"?

3. Who is Peju and why does she come to Korede's home?

4. What is the cause of the fight between Gimpe and Assibi in "Coma"?

5. How does Korede respond to the revelation of Tade's impending proposal to Ayoola in "Secret"?

6. How is police corruption illustrated in "Car"?

7. What is the significance of the game Cluedo in the novel?

8. What is the significance of baking and cooking in the narrative?

9. How was the crime scene covered up after the murder Ayoola committed at age 17?

10. What does Muhtar reveal to Korede after awakening from his coma in "Awake"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of My Sister, the Serial Killer. Is the narrative related in a linear or nonlinear style? Why? Where would you identify the climax of the story? Would you say that this novel follows a traditional plot arc? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Korede in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How old is Korede? Where does she work? What aspects of her personality stand out the most? What are Korede's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the painting which hangs over the piano in Korede's home. What is the painting of? Where did it come from? Why does Korede remark upon the painting?

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