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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 advice is given to Ada after she places a call to tell someone about Soren's actions?

2. What entities do The We report as constantly "drawing [them] close" (35)?

3. To what location does Ada always run when she has a nightmare?

4. What method does Ada use to break up with Soren?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who narrates Chapters 1 through 5?

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

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

4. Describe Ada's human father.

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

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

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

8. Describe Ada's human mother.

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

10. What quality of Ada's body do The We take for granted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Freshwater and what is Emezi’s message regarding these themes?

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