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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. When Asughara enters Ada's body, she sees what kind of "boy" (61) beside Ada?

2. What sound is not remembered by The We nor by Ada?

3. How old is Anuli when she is hit by a truck on the street?

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

5. What method does Ada use to name The We?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Give an example of a literary device used by Emezi and how it connects to a theme of Freshwater.

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

5. Who narrates Chapters 1 through 5?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Emezi instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Freshwater.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the reasons why Emezi uses three different narrators to tell Ada's story. What elements of Freshwater's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Emezi’s intended effects on the reader?

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