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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 does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?
2. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
3. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?
4. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?
5. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
2. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
3. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
4. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?
5. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
6. How does Zikora interact with Dr. K when he first appears in the story and she tells him something must be wrong?
7. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
8. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story," why, and what relative is with her?
9. 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?
10. Who does Zikora think of when she becomes so tired she feels like she could die right there, and what happened to this person?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Zikora experiences personal changes throughout "Zikora: A Short Story." In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the narrative tone and writing style in “Zikora: A Short Story.” Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
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