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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season does Ada first arrive at the university in the United States?

3. The We state that their "brothersisters" (21) have always "possessed the" (21) what that The We consider their birthright?

4. To what location does Soren return at the end of the May term?

5. What part of Anuli's body is incredibly mangled during her accident with the truck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What physical change does Asughara lead Ada to make in her appearance and why?

3. What reason does Saul give for not joining Saachi and the other family members in the Southwestern United States?

4. Choose and describe a particularly poignant moment in the text and analyze its effect on the reader.

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

6. What is "iyi-uwa" (14) and how does it relate to The We?

7. Who narrates Chapters 1 through 5?

8. Who is Asughara?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critical essay about Freshwater while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Emezi send about the nature of identity and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of sanctuary within Freshwater. What is Emezi’s message regarding sanctuary and how do you know?

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