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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 does Fanasi spend his evenings in Chapter 43?

2. In Chapter 42, about how old is the woman Mwita is with when Onyesonwu comes to the feast?

3. What color parrot comes to Ssaiku's tent when he is speaking with Onyesonwu and Mwita in Chapter 42?

4. How does the Kponyungo first appear to Onyesonwu in Chapter 45?

5. How many hours of protection does Ting ask Ssaiku to give her in Chapter 48 as she works on Onyesonwu?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 47, what happens when Onyesonwu goes after her father?

2. What comes to visit Onyesonwu in Chapter 44, and what does it do to her?

3. In a story from the Great Book, how does a woman named Tia sacrifice herself for a man named Zoubeir?

4. What attacks the camp where Onyesonwu and the others are in Chapter 30 and what do the attackers take?

5. How does Onyesonwu feel in Chapter 46?

6. What do Diti and Fanasi do in Chapter 50 and why?

7. What does Ting have to do to neutralize the symbol Onyesonwu's father puts on her hand?

8. Who is Eyess?

9. What does Binta tell Onyesonwu that she did before she left home in Chapter 26?

10. In Chapter 31, what begins to follow Onyesonwu and the others when they go to find Binta and Diti?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Onyesonwu and other characters face mobs. How are various characters attacked by mobs? What do these attacks reveal about mob behavior?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the Okorafor use foreshadowing in Who Fears Death? What purpose does foreshadowing serve in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Binta is killed by a mob. Why does Onyesonwu feel guilt and blame for Binta’s death? Is the guilt that Onyesonwu feels healthy or unhealthy?

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