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

2. What term do The We use to describe Ada's reaction to their arrival within her body?
(a) Overwhelmed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Confused.
(d) Scared.

3. What advice is given to Ada after she places a call to tell someone about Soren's actions?
(a) She is told to pray.
(b) She is told to call Saachi.
(c) She is told to be silent.
(d) She is told to call the police.

4. Asughara forces Ada to eat only what type of food?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Salad.
(c) Beans.
(d) Gruel.

5. To what location does Soren return at the end of the May term?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Denmark.
(c) New York.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Ada decide to take while staying with Itohan?

2. What method does Ada use to break up with Soren?

3. What object does Ada take with her when leaving Soren's dorm room?

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

5. Who had prayed incessantly for a girl child before Ada's birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways had Ada been harming herself prior to Asughara's arrival?

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

5. What effect does the presence of The We inside a very young Ada have on her?

6. In what way is the theme of appearance versus reality shown in Soren's character?

7. Contrast the narration of Chapter 5 with the narration of Chapter 6.

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

9. What quality of Ada's body do The We take for granted?

10. What sort of child does Asughara claim to be?

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