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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ala is said to have how many oceans roaring beneath her feet?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

2. Ada meets Malena when they are both members of what group?
(a) A community service fraternity.
(b) The Dean's List.
(c) The Honor Society.
(d) A sorority.

3. Whose undertaking of the "iyi-uwa" (14) results in an inability to stay in the human world forever?
(a) The We.
(b) Ewan.
(c) Asughara.
(d) Ada.

4. Who is Ada's divine mother?
(a) Ala.
(b) Ashughara.
(c) Saachi.
(d) Lisa.

5. What action does Soren take when Ada breaks up with him?
(a) He rips up her letter.
(b) He sobs in sorrow.
(c) He hangs up.
(d) He sobs in anger.

6. What sound is not remembered by The We nor by Ada?
(a) Saachi's verbal response to Anuli's accident.
(b) The honking of the truck's horn.
(c) The breaking of Anuli's bones.
(d) The screams heard after Anuli is hit by a truck.

7. In what area of the country does Saachi settle after moving to the United States?
(a) The northwest.
(b) The northeast.
(c) The southwest.
(d) The midwest.

8. With whom does Ada stay when she travels just after the end of the May term?
(a) Saul.
(b) Itohan.
(c) Saachi.
(d) Soren.

9. How many bedrooms are in the home Saachi shares with another person upon moving to the United States?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

10. In what season does Ada first arrive at the university in the United States?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

11. After May term ends, Ada is about to turn what age?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

12. With whom does Saachi live when she settles in the United States?
(a) Saul.
(b) Asughara.
(c) Itohan.
(d) Anuli.

13. What emotion felt by The We toward Ada is said to be rare among "beings like" (43) The We?
(a) Affection.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Sympathy.

14. What action does Ada decide to take while staying with Itohan?
(a) She gets her hair chopped off.
(b) She gets her ears pierced.
(c) She gets a tattoo.
(d) She gets a nose ring.

15. In what part of Ada's body do The We hide the igneous rock?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her chest.
(c) Her shoulder.
(d) Her thigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Saul unable to practice medicine in the United States?

2. When Asughara enters Ada's body, she sees what kind of "boy" (61) beside Ada?

3. For what length of time has Saachi been in America by the time Ada's May term is over?

4. Who is the mother of The We?

5. The We state that the Nigerian method of parenting revolves around what emotion?

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