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

2. Ada states that she does not have what object that would be required to tell her own story?

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

4. How are Anuli and Ada related to one another?

5. Who is the narrator of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who narrates Chapters 1 through 5?

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

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

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

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

8. What is ironic about Ada's choice of housemate in the summer just after her split from Soren?

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

10. Who is Asughara?

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

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 3

Analyze Freshwater from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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