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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 surprised to get pregnant?

2. Who attacks Grandmother in the bathroom?

3. What is Abeo's mother's name?

4. What religion did the Kata's practice?

5. Who is Ismae's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wasik ask Abeo one day in her bedroom?

2. What does Wasik threaten to do when Ismae is away?

3. What makes Ismae realize that Abeo has been taken to the shrine?

4. What does the priest tell Abeo?

5. What religion does Abeo's family practice?

6. What happens after Ismae spots blood in her underwear one day?

7. Who tells Serafine that Ismae is in the hospital?

8. What does Abeo think sent her to the shrine?

9. What misfortunes fall upon the Kata family after they went to Elmina Castle?

10. Why is Wasik questioned by the prime minister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Healing from emotional and physical trauma is at the heart of this novel. Analyze how the author develops and strengthens the theme of healing through the plot and characters.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how Abeo's understanding of her own self-worth changes throughout the novel, particularly after she leaves the shrine. Specifically, how does her understanding of her self-worth change for the better? Use specific passages from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the motif of butterflies in the novel. Why butterflies? What about them is relevant to the concept of freedom (in this case, freedom from both physical and emotional captivity)? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

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