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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 best characterizes Wee-Wee's handling of the grammar school?

2. What friend does Wole make in the church choir?

3. What is the name of the market Wole travels through on the way to choir practice?

4. In Chapter 14, how does Wild Christian come to the aid of a local chief?

5. What happens at the end of Wee-Wee's lashing of a boy in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sage advice does Broda Pupa give Wole in Chapter 9? How is Wole later able to use that advice to his advantage?

2. What is the highlight of Wole's time on the farm with Broda Pupa in Chapter 9?

3. Describe the nature of the "sit-in" staged by the women's group in Chapter 14.

4. Describe the events that lead up to the violence at the Alake's compound.

5. Describe the tax controversy that arises in Chapter 13, and how the women's group addresses it.

6. What words of caution does Father have for Wole in Chapter 9, in regards to secondary education?

7. Per Chapter 10, describe what Wole and Edun would do every Sunday morning prior to choir practice.

8. How does Daodu run his school?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what apparent blasphemy does Wole commit in Odemo's palace?

10. Describe Wild Christian's women's group. Who are its members? What do they discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the nature of Wole's relationship to his community? How close are members of the community to one another? Can it be said the community is tribal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

At certain points--as when Wole attends school before he is of age--Wole seems eager to mature, and at other times--such as when he is deemed too old to sleep in Essay's room--Wole seems to stubbornly refuse to embrace growth. How does Wole view his own maturation? Is maturing something to be feared, or looked forward to? Is Wole's maturation a smooth progression, or does it proceed with stops and starts?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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