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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. In what season does Ada meet Ewan?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

2. The Igbo term "Yshaw" (139) is used to refer to whom throughout the novel?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) The holy ghost.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

3. What noise does Asughara report hearing that acts as a prelude to the appearance of the brothersisters?
(a) Scuttling.
(b) Clanging.
(c) Snapping.
(d) Clacking.

4. What bad news about Uche does Chima share with Ada?
(a) Uche has been fired from his job.
(b) Uche has contracted pancreatic cancer.
(c) Uche has contracted AIDS.
(d) Uche has died.

5. When Chima flies in to visit Ada, he tells her that he has bad news about which of her relatives?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her godson.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first question does the therapist ask Ada in Chapter 14?

2. At what type of event does Ada meet Ewan?

3. In what season does Ada undergo surgery?

4. Who narrates Chapter 17?

5. Asughara states that she had been tired after whose departure?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emezi instill the narrative with humanist messages in the depiction of Uche?

2. What is Ada's reaction to the disturbing altercation with Obiageli and how does it serve as the first of many?

3. What is Saachi's reaction to Ada's behavior while Saint Vincent is in control of Ada?

4. What event occurs in Ada's life just before Chima comes to visit her?

5. Who is Uche and what significance does he have in Ada's life?

6. Describe the disturbing interaction Ada has with her cousin Obiageli.

7. Why does Asughara allow the relationship between Ada and Ewan to resume?

8. What bad news does Chima bring to Ada when he comes to visit her?

9. What event causes Asughara to become tired and to allow another entity to control Ada more often?

10. What form does Chapter 15 take and by whom is it narrated?

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