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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 type of candle does Sunny have in the Prologue?

2. How old is Sasha?

3. In Chapter, 1, how many times does Miss Tate direct Sunny to give her classmates strikes on their left hands?

4. How old are most people who go through the second level of Mbawkwa?

5. How many times does Chichi have to call up classical music to help Sunny cross the bridge out of Leopard Knocks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sunny learn about Chichi's father?

2. Who is Sasha and why has he been sent to Nigeria?

3. What does Chichi tell Sunny about spirit faces?

4. In the Prologue, what does Sunny see in the flame of a candle?

5. How do Sunny's parents react when she gets home in Chapter 4?

6. What happens when Sunny throws the free agent book?

7. Where was Sunny born and where has she lived?

8. What is Chichi's hut like?

9. Why does Miss Tate want Sunny to strike the hands of her classmates?

10. Why did Jibaku want Sunny to hit them rather than Miss Tate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sasha, Chichi, Orlu, and Sunny are students of Anatov. What strengths and weaknesses does Anatov see in his students? Why does Anatov believe that weaknesses can become strengths in certain situations?

Essay Topic 2

The boys do not want to allow Sunny to play soccer because she is a girl. How is Sunny discriminated against when she wants to play soccer? How does she overcome that discrimination for herself and other girls?

Essay Topic 3

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does Akata Witch take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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