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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 did Chinonso burn in Chapter 26?

2. What time did Chinonso get on a bus in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 23 who did Chinonso call after going by the pharmacy and seeing Ndali's car?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Tobe and Chinonso see a black man wearing when they were on the bus?

5. For how many of the years that Chinonso was in prison did he fear the guards?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Chinonso and his father stopped going to church?

2. In Chapter 24, who did Chinonso take home and what happened?

3. What did Chinonso do after seeing an auto accident in Chapter 14?

4. Why was Chinonso released early from prison?

5. What did Jamike learn from Ndali's husband in Chapter 23?

6. How and where did Jamike find Ndali?

7. In Chapter 15, what did Tobe tell Chinonso they should do on Saturday and why?

8. What did Chinonso do when he left Umuahia?

9. What did Chinonso learn in Chapter 13 about Jamike?

10. What did Chinonso do when he returned to Umuahia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jamike and Chinonso were reunited. How had Jamike changed? How did he try to reconcile with Chinonso? Why did he want forgiveness? Why was it difficult for Chinonso to forgive?

Essay Topic 2

Many times throughout the novel, there are various conflicts—either external or internal. Are most of the conflicts in the novel external or internal?

Essay Topic 3

Why did the chi think being able to see the future would help humans? What did the chi reveal about the relationship between the unknown and fear and anxiety?

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