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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 long has Onyesonwu slept when she wakes in Chapter 42?

2. When a woman brushes Onyesonwu's arm at the feast in Chapter 42, what color spark pops off Onyesonwu?

3. When Aro had Onyesonwu bring back a dead camel, how long had the camel been dead?

4. In Chapter 31, from what direction does a paved road run in a town that Onyesonwu sees as she travels as a vulture?

5. In Chapter 47, what does Mwita have Onyesonwu wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Onyesonwu feel in Chapter 46?

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

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

4. How does BInta die?

5. What is wrong with Nuumu, and why does Onyesonwu not heal her?

6. What does Onyesonwu tell Luyu about her headaches in Chapter 29?

7. How do Onyesonwu and her companions ride out the sandstorm in Chapter 41?

8. In Chapter 41, who arrives after the sandstorm and what do they look like?

9. In Chapter 27, where does Onyesonwu take her and Mwita and what do they learn?

10. How does Fanasi spend his evenings in Chatper 43?

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

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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