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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. Where were Ma and Pa married?
2. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Adah decide she will go someday?
3. In Chapter 2, how many strokes does Cousin Vincent punish Adah with a cane?
4. Who is the father of Janet's baby when Mr. Babalola meets her?
5. What color headscarves do the women wear who greet Layer Nweze when he arrives?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Adah concerned in Chapter 4 when Titi stops talking, and how does she learn why Titi does not speak?
2. In Chapter 5, when Vicky goes to the hospital, what does being at the hospital mean to Adah, and how does she feel about having her son there?
3. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?
4. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?
5. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?
6. What is the first job Adah gets, and how does she feel about her job?
7. What does Adah do when she wants to go to school and no one will send her?
8. Where does Adah get a job, and why is her husband worried about her taking the job?
9. What does Adah come to think about her birthplace?
10. What are Adah's thoughts in Chapter 5 when she asks Francis to take the chldren to Trudy's and he complains?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 8, Francis lectures Adah for not going to work. Why does Francis lecture Adah for not going to work? Is Francis being hypocritical when he accuses Adah of being lazy?
Essay Topic 2
A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that may reveal plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?
Essay Topic 3
Adah is told she cannot wear the hospital gown and has to get one of her own. Why is Adah told she cannot wear the hospital gown? Why is it difficult for her to get her own nightgown? What does the gown symbolize?
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