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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. How many days after Onyesonwu's initiation do Binta, Diti, and Luyu come to see her?

2. What was The Ada's name before she became The Ada?

3. How old is Onyesonwu at the end of Chapter 8?

4. What color is the jar that the man in black has small bones in?

5. On what day after Papa's funeral does Onyesonwu go back to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Onyesonwu go to the House of Osugbo and why does she never want to return?

3. How does Onyesonwu spend the first festival day for the Rain Fest with her friends?

4. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about himself?

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

6. What does Onyesonwu experience the week after her initiation?

7. What happens during Onyesonwu's initation?

8. How do Binta, Luyu, and Diti help Onyesonwu after initiation?

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

10. How was Onyesonwu conceived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in Who Fears Death? How do these settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

In Who Fears Death, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play? What other purposes do these characters play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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