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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 is Juju surprised to see Charles looking like in Chapter Eighteen?

2. Why does Elizabeth get so upset with Juju in Chapter Eighteen?

3. Who does Juju say should decide what they do about her plan in Chapter Nineteen?

4. What does Osita do with Juju in Chapter Nineteen?

5. How long is it before the government rebuilds the burnt-out market?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 Vivek feel about his sexual encounter with Tobechukwu in Part III?

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

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

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

9. Why is Elizabeth so angry at Juju in Part IV?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vivek feel that he cannot trust his parents with the full truth of who he really is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What seems to account for Vivek's spells or fugue states? How does Emezi explain, or, in contrast, leave ambiguous, the cause or causes of Vivek's health problems? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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