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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. What word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?
2. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?
3. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?
4. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?
5. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
2. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
3. How does Zikora interact with Dr. K when he first appears in the story and she tells him something must be wrong?
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?
5. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the labor room?
6. What does Zikora feel toward the nurse after she raises her eyebrows when Zikora's mother refuses to help keep her still for the epidural?
7. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story," why, and what relative is with her?
8. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
9. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
10. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on Zikora's mother's belief in self dignity in "Zikora: A Short Story." What is her definition of dignity and how does this impact Zikora?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the theme of abandonment in "Zikora: A Short Story" using evidence from the story to develop your essay.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about changing tone in "ZIkora: A Short Story." What moments does the tone change? What is the tone during flashbacks with Kwame versus the hospital or home? How or why does the tone change in these moments?
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