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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 flowers does Gboyega bring to Ayoola in "Maga"?

2. Where does Gboyega live with his family?

3. On what social media platform does Korede find Gboyega's profile in "Research"?

4. What word in the novel refers to an African fruit known in English as a white star apple?

5. What word from "Secret" means annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of baking and cooking in the narrative?

2. Why is Korede's car confiscated by police?

3. Who was the visitor of Ayoola and Korede's father in the flashback in "Father"? Why had he come to visit?

4. What does Muhtar reveal to Korede after awakening from his coma in "Awake"?

5. Why does Korede not tell her mother about Ayoola's actions?

6. What conclusions does Korede reach regarding Femi in "Asleep"?

7. How was the crime scene covered up after the murder Ayoola committed at age 17?

8. How is police corruption illustrated in "Car"?

9. Who comes forward to implicate Ayoola in Femi's disappearance? How?

10. What is the significance of the knife in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ayoola and Korede's relationship with their father. What was their father's profession? How are his demeanor and behavior described? Were their relationships close?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting and historical context in My Sister, the Serial Killer. When does the story take place? Where is it primarily set? What aspects of this setting and its culture stand out to you the most? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of Ayoola's knife in My Sister, the Serial Killer. Where did Ayoola get the knife? How many men has she used the knife on? What does the knife represent symbolically?

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