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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method does Ada use to name The We?
(a) She writes in her journal.
(b) She speaks aloud.
(c) She paints on a canvas.
(d) She makes a film.

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

3. What is the first action Asughara takes when she enters Ada's body?
(a) She takes a deep breath.
(b) She puts Ada to sleep for 12 hours.
(c) She shuts Ada's eyes.
(d) She takes a step forward.

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 8?
(a) Asughara.
(b) Soren.
(c) Ada.
(d) The We.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object belonging to Ada does Soren take with him at the end of the May term?

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

3. In what part of Ada's body do The We hide the igneous rock?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 7?

5. With whom does Ada stay when she travels just after the end of the May term?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the dream motif portrayed within Freshwater?

2. Describe Emezi's use of a simile to depict a certain character's traits.

3. What is the symbolism of Ada's golden crucifix necklace?

4. Who is Ala?

5. What happens to Ada to cause Asughara's emergence?

6. What is ironic about Ada's choice of housemate in the summer just after her split from Soren?

7. Give an example of a literary device used by Emezi and how it connects to a theme of Freshwater.

8. What is both ironic and tragic about Ada's first phone call after she finds out Soren has been raping her?

9. Who narrates Chapters 1 through 5?

10. What does Soren take back to Denmark with him after the spring quarter is over and why?

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