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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Obi Agiliga order Nne Ojo to hide Okei where he does from those who will search for him?

2. The day following Josephine's unsuccessful market day, Okei and the boys from his village meet when to discuss the upcoming contest and practice their moves?

3. Kwutelu is engaged to an individual who works for the government in what location?

4. Both Obi Agiliga and another elder agree that the situation could be worse if Kwutelu were what?

5. When no one purchases any plantains from Josephine and her friends, what do they begin to suspect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Emecheta reflects her experience growing up in Nigeria in what ways?

Essay Topic 2

Does the author convey a belief in elitism of the schooled youths who find themselves above laboring on the farms, or are these youths wise because they recognize that current farming practices are less productive and methods need to be modernized?

Essay Topic 3

When his adoptive uncle tells his nephew in Chapter 1 that youths his age have been stealing from the elders, why are Okei and his friends, Uche and Nduka upset? What are various additional points that Obi Agiliga and other parents of schooled youths repeatedly stressing that irritate their teenagers?

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