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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. How premature was Adah when she was born?

2. In Chapter 1, what school does Boy go to?

3. How much money is left after Pa's death for Boy's education?

4. What was the bride-price that Francis could not pay for Adah?

5. What wakes Francis in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?

2. What is Adah taught about Ibuza?

3. What does Adah come to think about her birthplace?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, why is there a sudden burst of excitement on the ship?

5. How are most children of Nigerians cared for when their parents work?

6. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?

7. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?

8. Who is Mrs. Konrad?

9. Why is Adah concerned in Chapter 4 when Titi stops talking, and how does she learn why Titi does not speak?

10. In Chapter 5, how does Adah feel when she wakes, and why does she think she feels that way?

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

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 does not have a support system in the U.K. What support system did Adah have in Nigeria? Why does she not have a support system in the U.K.? How is she affected by the lack of a support system?

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