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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 often does Mr. Noble say that he ate meat when he lived in Nigeria?

2. When does Adah think her baby will be born in Chapter 8?

3. Where was Mr. Noble injured in a lift?

4. What day of the week does Adah go to the public bath at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. How long do Adah and Francis have to leave their apartment in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 8, why does Adah think about when her baby is due, and when is Adah due to have her baby?

2. In Chapter 10, how does Adah feel when she takes Titi to a play group?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Adah decide her marriage is finished?

4. In Chapter 6, what news do Francis and Adah receive in a letter?

5. In Chapter 9, where does Adah wake, and what is it like?

6. In Chapter 6, how does Adah disguise her voice when she calls to check on a room for rent on Hawley Street?

7. What does Adah learn about a woman on the ward in Chapter 9 who looks to be the age of Adah's mother?

8. What happens when Adah goes to work in Chapter 8?

9. What does Francis do when he discovers that Adah has gotten birth control?

10. Why does Adah want to have her baby at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is Second Class Citizen. How does the title relate to Adah’s status in society—in Nigeria and in the U.K.?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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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