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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 type of weapons did Mwita's captors have when he was in the desert after his family was killed?

2. How many days pass before Onyesonwu wakes in Mwita's hut in Chapter 19?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 21, how long does Onyesonwu have to lean against a tree until a headache passes?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 25, how long before Onyesonwu and her companions are scheduled to leave Jwahir?

5. How long did Mwita spend with his captors?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Mwiti conceived?

2. Why did Onyesonwu go through the Eleventh Rite?

3. What happens when Onyesonwu walks into the desert for her initiation?

4. How does Onyesonwu meet Fadil Ogundimu?

5. What juju does Onyesonwu tell Luyu, Diti, and Binta was worked on the girls during the Eleventh Rite?

6. How is Onyesonwu to prepare for her initiation?

7. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about the tools she has to work the four Points?

8. What does Onyesonwu learn in a dream in Chapter 9?

9. Where does Onyesonwu find herself during the Eleventh Rite?

10. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about a pregnant woman learning the Points?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Okorafor use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Onyesonwu struggles to be trained as a sorcerer. Why does Onyesonwu struggle to get training to become a sorcerer? How and why does she finally get training?

Essay Topic 3

Ewu are half Nuru, half Okeke. What stigma do Ewu children bear? Why and how are they ostracized?

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