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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. To what location does Ada go once the May term has ended?

2. What event in Ada's life causes Asughara to inhabit Ada's body?

3. What name does Ada give to the gray entity within The We?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 6?

5. The We state that their "brothersisters" (21) have always "possessed the" (21) what that The We consider their birthright?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of child does Asughara claim to be?

2. In what way is the dream motif portrayed within Freshwater?

3. Who is Asughara?

4. What reason does Saul give for not joining Saachi and the other family members in the Southwestern United States?

5. Contrast the narration of Chapter 5 with the narration of Chapter 6.

6. Who is Ala?

7. What happens to Ada to cause Asughara's emergence?

8. What is both ironic and tragic about Ada's first phone call after she finds out Soren has been raping her?

9. What does Soren take back to Denmark with him after the spring quarter is over and why?

10. Describe Emezi's use of a simile to depict a certain character's traits.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about Freshwater while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Emezi send about hope within the pages of Freshwater and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Emezi instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Freshwater.

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