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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. Where does Kavita want Vivek to go to college?

2. What is Kavita desperately trying to find that belonged to Vivek and is missing?

3. What question does Vivek ask in the end of Chapter Four, which is just one page long?

4. Who finds Osita and brings him home in Part I?

5. What does Emezi compare this story to in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kavita come to find Osita when he disappears for several weeks following Vivek's death?

2. Who comes to visit Vivek in Part II and how do these people help him?

3. Why are Chika and Kavita sick with grief from the day Vivek is born?

4. Why are so many people concerned that Vivek is growing his hair long in Part II?

5. In Part II, what kind of problems are Kavita and Chika having with Vivek?

6. What does Vivek ask of Osita in Part I that is quite unusual and unsettling?

7. What does Chika think is a bad omen for Vivek, from the day of Vivek's birth?

8. What significant lie does Osita tell his family in Part II?

9. What happens with the dowry Kavita's family wants to give to Chika and his family?

10. Why is Vivek so angry with Kavita and Chika when he comes back from Mary's church in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Nigerwives are supposed to be Kavita's support network of very good and loyal friends. Are they? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What event or events cause the deep wounds between Vivek and Osita in their youth that take years to mend when they become young adult men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your findings.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is the overall effect on the reader of Emezi's choice to use colloquialisms and slang throughout the novel's dialogue? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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