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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. Who defeats Paa Adatan in Chapter 8?

2. What does Bukola do to get her way with her father?

3. Who does Wole initially believe the drunken soldier in Chapter 8 to be?

4. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?

5. What does Wole believe about the pomegranate fruit in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the solution accomplished for ridding Uncle Sanya of his oro spirit?

2. Who is Paa Adatan? Describe him.

3. Describe the "see-saw" accident that Wole gets into with Osiki.

4. Describe what happens at the end of Chapter 6, when Wild Christian catches Wole raiding the pantry?

5. Describe the episode in which a teacher commits a sin against Essay's rose bush in Chapter 5.

6. What is unusual about Bukola? What does Wole think about her behavior?

7. How is Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya's trouble with a ghommid resolved?

8. How does Wole react when he is jealous of sister Tinu's attending school in Chapter 2?

9. Describe the legend that Wole recounts in which Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya get in trouble with a ghommid.

10. What is the origin of the Jonah rock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

British colonial rule is a rarely mentioned but important subtext of Ake. Discuss how colonial rule affects the people of Egbaland, and use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

How might the Wole of today reflect on the spiritual beliefs of the older generation, which might be considered quaint or primitive? How might the waning of traditional spiritual beliefs have affected his culture? What was valuable about traditional spiritual beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 1, Wole speaks of his immediate family and home life. By the end of the book, Wole speaks of much wider issues at the community and national levels. Describe this progression. Is this a conscious choice on the part of the author, or just a natural byproduct of biography? How does this narrative "widening" reflect upon Wole's own maturation?

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