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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. In “The Shivering,” how does Ukamaka say Udenna always imposed himself on her?
2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” where do Odofile and Chinaza live?
3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how much does Odofile tell Chinaza he makes?
4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what had the narrator and Dozie agreed to, before Nonso got hurt?
5. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how long ago did Nonso die, before the time of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. In “The Shivering,” how does Chinedu explain away Ukamaka’s objections about his logic regarding God’s will?
2. In “The American Embassy,” why has the woman come to wait in line at the American Embassy?
3. In “The Shivering,” what is it about the events in Nigeria that have Ukamaka so upset?
4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what had the narrator told her mother to explain how Nonso had died?
5. How does the narrator characterize the rules in America, in "The Thing Around Your Neck"?
6. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how did Afamefuna validate Nwamgba’s values in the end of her life?
7. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what was it that Chinaza liked about the markets in Enugu?
8. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does the woman’s name change when she arrives in America?
9. Who are the main characters of the short story "Tomorrow is Too Far"?
10. In “The Shivering,” what is it that brings Chinedu to Ukamaka’s apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Adichie represent America in the stories of The Thing Around Your Neck? What does it stand for, in the lives of the Nigerians in her stories? What lessons do the Nigerians need to learn, to thrive there? How well do these lessons prepare people for the reality of America?
Essay Topic 2
What is the roles available to women in The Thing Around Your Neck? How are women portrayed? What kinds of choices do they get to make, and what is kept from them? How do they live within or rebel against these limits? How would you evaluate Adichie’s depiction of women in this collection of short stories? How are their roles and knowledge and behavior distinguished from the male characters?
Essay Topic 3
Who is the audience for The Thing Around Your Neck? What is the ideal reader for The Thing Around Your Neck likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?
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