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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. Who gets sent to prison?

2. Where does Loveness live?

3. Who is Mr. Mwape?

4. Who takes Naila from her parents?

5. Who is Isa'a father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Grace?

2. Who does Isabella marry?

3. Who are Isabella's parents?

4. Who is Loveness?

5. How does Agnes's family react to her relationship with Ronald?

6. What does Isabella fight with her husband about after their marriage?

7. What business does Isabella start with her children?

8. Who is Percy M. Clark?

9. Who is Mrs. Zulu?

10. Who is Adrianna, and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the various discourse surrounding politics in the novel. Various political beliefs, ideologies, and groups are discussed, some at length, throughout the novel. Choose one topic of political discussion (capitalism, Marxism, communism, neoliberalism, democracy, etc.) and examine how it is discussed, challenged, interrogated, or supported within the novel. Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the One Hundred Years Clinic. Who started this clinic, and with what kind of intentions? Who carried on its legacy, and what were their intentions? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the theme of motherhood. What are the various shades of motherhood that are presented in the novel? What does motherhood entail? How do the women in the novel challenge, understand, or exceed the expectations of motherhood? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

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