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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. The We call Asughara's failed plan by what name?

2. What type of surgery does Ada get with the influence of The We and Asughara?

3. The We state that though Ada cares for many different people, they only hold in high regard how many humans?

4. The We say that prior to Ada's surgery, they had considered Ada's body to be what?

5. What is the title of the part that begins with Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Uche and what significance does he have in Ada's life?

2. What event causes Asughara to become tired and to allow another entity to control Ada more often?

3. Describe the disturbing interaction Ada has with her cousin Obiageli.

4. What form does Chapter 15 take and by whom is it narrated?

5. What method does Ada use in order to name the pieces of herself?

6. What action does Ada take when Ewan confesses that he has a girlfriend?

7. How does it make Ada feel when Ewan confesses that he has a girlfriend?

8. Ada says that her image and Asughara's are identical, except for what difference?

9. What is the moment Asughara describes as revealing Ewan's dark side?

10. Who is Saint Vincent and what impact does he have on Ada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Emezi’s novel Freshwater. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Emezi in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Freshwater. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Emezi’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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