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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 does Osita ask if Vivek believes in in Chapter Seventeen?

2. What does Somto feed Vivek on the day he dies?

3. What does Vivek tell Osita in Chapter Fourteen?

4. What does Vivek's gravestone say in Chapter Eighteen?

5. Who does Ebenezer remember seeing on his way to make sure Chisom is alright the day the market burns?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who makes sure Vivek gets home safely during a mob riot in Part III and how does Vivek feel about this person?

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

3. What is one reason Ebenezer thinks for the cause of the violence in the market?

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

5. How does Juju treat Osita when Osita first comes to her house to see Vivek in Part III?

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

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

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

9. Why is Osita shocked when he sees Vivek at Juju's in Part III?

10. What does Osita ask Vivek in Part III that he immediately becomes ashamed of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Emezi chose to write the book using a mix of perspectives from different characters' points of view? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Emezi insinuate Osita will do as the novel ends to try to come to terms with his guilt and grief over Vivek's (Nnemdi's) death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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