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

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

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

4. In what area of the country does Saachi settle after moving to the United States?

5. The person whom Ada calls after getting free from Soren's dorm room sees Ada's end goal as what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does Asughara's arrival within Ada's psyche and body add to Ada's problems with self-harm?

4. Who is Asughara?

5. Describe Ada's human mother.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Freshwater and analyze Emezi’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Ada’s character throughout the novel Freshwater. Discuss whether Ada is a round or flat character and whether Ada is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the way in which Freshwater juxtaposes spirituality, mysticism, and religion, and the goals Emezi hopes to attain by using this particular juxtaposition.

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