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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 street do Francis and Adah live on in Chapter 4?
2. In Chapter 4, who told Titi not to speak in Yoruba?
3. How old was Adah's father when his mother died?
4. What is Mr. Babalola supposed to be studying in the U.K.?
5. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Adah decide she will go someday?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?
2. What is Liverpool like when Adah sees it from her ship in Chapter 3?
3. What does Adah come to think about her birthplace?
4. What are Adah's thoughts in Chapter 5 when she asks Francis to take the chldren to Trudy's and he complains?
5. What happened to Adah's family after her father died?
6. 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?
7. How does Adah persuade her mother-in-law to allow her to go to the United Kingdom?
8. What type of accommodations does Francis have for his family when they arrive from Nigeria?
9. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?
10. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Adah faces discrimination in Nigeria and in the U.K. Why does Adah experience discrimination in Nigeria? Why does she face discrimination in the U.K.? How does discrimination affect Adah’s life and interfere with her goals?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?
Essay Topic 3
Francis and Adah marry in Nigeria and emigrate to the U.K. What is the relationship between Francis and Adah? Why do they struggle in their marriage? Why does their marriage end?
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