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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 is one of the concerns Daodu voices about the Government College?
2. What position does the Alake have?
3. What is Wole's opinion of snake meat?
4. At the end of Chapter 8, who runs away from Ake?
5. On a trip to Broda Pupa's farm, which is NOT one of the activities Wole participates in?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Wole's first experience with Daodu? What is the outcome?
2. What does Essay make Wole promise in Chapter 11? How does Wole respond to this request?
3. What are two examples of racist views that are brought to light in Chapter 15 by members of Wole's community?
4. What happens when Beere returns from England?
5. Describe the nature of the "sit-in" staged by the women's group in Chapter 14.
6. How does Sorowanke anger the peddlers of Dayisi's Walk? How is the conflict resolved?
7. What is the nature of the controversy that arises from Beere's trip to England? How does the women's group respond?
8. Describe the events leading up to the women's group decision to march on the Alake.
9. Describe the tax controversy that arises in Chapter 13, and how the women's group addresses it.
10. What problems exist in Wole's community? What are the social issues of the day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Wole's view toward A) modernization, and b) Westernization. How does he contrast modern living with the world of his childhood? Use examples from the text.
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
What is the "moral" to the story of Sorowanke? Why does Wole choose to tell this story? What can the reader take away from Sorowanke and her treatment at the hands of the citizens?
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