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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. Why does Elizabeth seem to resent Osita in Chapter Nineteen?

2. What is one common form of transport in the area where Vivek lives?

3. What does Maja not realize about Kavita's experience of Vivek's death until Kavita tells her in Chapter Eighteen?

4. What does Osita tell Vivek about what they talk about in the village concerning Vivek?

5. Why does Maja refuse to go to a dentist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charles come back to Maja in Part IV?

2. Why does Kavita repeatedly visit Vivek's friends after his death?

3. How does Juju feel when she first discovers her own feelings for Elizabeth in Part III?

4. Who does Ebenezer see and take note of as he rushes to find his wife in the market during the riot?

5. How do the other friends - Somto, Olunne, and Osita - respond to Juju's assertion that they have to tell Kavita the truth about Vivek?

6. What secret of her father's does Juju discover in Part III?

7. What does Osita initiate with Vivek in Part III that shocks them both?

8. Who does Juju tell about her family's secret in Part III and why does she tell this person?

9. What is one practical reason it is so hard for Maja to leave Charles?

10. What does Vivek think about manhood as he explains it in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kavita try to discover the truth about Vivek's death, and do you think she ever receives a version of it that is close enough to the real events to call it the truth? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Emezi writes in Chapter Two that this story, Vivek's story, starts with his father Chika. How does Chika's background and experience affect the path of Vivek's own life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What event or events cause the deep wounds between Vivek and Osita in their youth that take years to mend when they become young adult men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your findings.

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