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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. In Chapter Nine, what does Feyi often have nightmares about?

2. Who was Nasir's mother?

3. Who is upset in Chapter Five when Feyi uses the "F" word at Joy?

4. How old is Feyi?

5. In Chapter Four, where do Feyi and Joy go with Nasir and his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nasir do for Feyi to help her career?

2. What does Joy tell Feyi when Feyi calls Joy to confess she is attracted to Alim?

3. How does Feyi react when she finds out who Nasir's father is?

4. Why has it been so long, in Chapter One, since Feyi has had sex?

5. How does Feyi feel the very first time she sees Alim?

6. In Chapter Nine, what nightmares does Feyi often have?

7. How does Feyi's husband die?

8. What does Feyi think about the island Alim lives on?

9. In Chapter Nine, what do Feyi and Alim bond over in conversation?

10. Why does Feyi find it difficult to be around her own mother following her husband's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how is Feyi's first sexual experience since losing Jonah so significant for Feyi? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Emezi treat the topics of homosexuality, bisexuality, queerness, and gender fluidity in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What relationship does Emezi draw between guilt and the process of moving on after losing a loved one? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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