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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. Who is the narrator of Chapter 10?
(a) Asughara.
(b) The We.
(c) Ala.
(d) Ada.

2. Ada teaches Ewan how to accomplish what task?
(a) How to change a tire.
(b) How to play cards.
(c) How to ride a bicycle.
(d) How to play bridge.

3. Who states that they had "allowed" (149) Ada to visit a therapist?
(a) Saint Vincent.
(b) Asughara.
(c) The We.
(d) Ala.

4. Who narrates Chapter 16?
(a) The We.
(b) Ada.
(c) Asughara.
(d) Ala.

5. How long after Asughara's plan fails does Ada get surgery?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Igbo term "Yshaw" (139) is used to refer to whom throughout the novel?

2. The We say that prior to Ada's surgery, they had considered Ada's body to be what?

3. Asughara remarks that the brothersisters smell of what?

4. What is the title of the part that begins with Chapter 13?

5. What sort of alcohol does Ada drink to drown her grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Saint Vincent and what impact does he have on Ada?

2. Ada complains that Yshaw will not complete which two actions?

3. How does Emezi use foreshadowing within the early moments of Ada's relationship with Ewan?

4. How does it make Ada feel when Ewan confesses that he has a girlfriend?

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

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

7. What action of Ada's does Asughara judge to be evidence of Ada's remaining innocence?

8. Where had Ada been born and how does she feel about returning each time she does?

9. Describe an early sign of Asughara's nefarious intentions toward Ada.

10. For what reason does Asughara advise Ada to agree to meet with Ewan again after Ewan's long absence?

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