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1. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story," why, and what relative is with her?

The narrator is in the hospital because she is in labor. She is with her mother.

2. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

The mother is stoic while her daughter is in the throws of labor. The mother does not try to soothe her daughter with words or touch.

3. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?

They continually tell her that she is not progressing, and Zikora feels they are saying it in a way that lays blame on her.

4. Who does Zikora think of when she becomes so tired she feels like she could die right there, and what happened to this person?

Zikora thinks of her cousin's cousin Chinyere who died after giving birth to her third child.

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