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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. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say distinguished her brother Nnamabia?

2. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator prevent her parents from visiting Nnamabia in prison, after the first week?

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how old is Josh, the boy Kamara babysits?

4. In “Cell One,” who stole from the narrator’s house the first time?

5. In “Imitation,” what was it that kept Obiora in Nigeria?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what has Ikenna been doing all these years since the 1967 war?

2. In “Ghosts,” whose ghost does Professor Nwoye also see?

3. In “Imitation,” what is the importance of the Benin masks in Nkem’s house?

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is Chioma and what is her role?

5. In “Cell One,” how did Nnamabia’s time in prison change the narrator’s parents?

6. Is Nkem victorious at the end of "Imitation"?

7. In “A Private Experience,” how does the story characterize the difference between Chika and the Hausa woman?

8. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Edward get on Ujunwa’s wrong side?

9. What is the Ugandan’s role in "Jumping Monkey Hill"?

10. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what happened on Monday of last week?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about her, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

How do the titles relate to the stories? Choose three stories and explain the various resonances between title and narrative. Is there a trend you can identify, in how Adichie uses the titles to add to the meaning of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the audience for The Thing Around Your Neck? What is the ideal reader for The Thing Around Your Neck likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?

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