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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. Saul had not spoken to Uche for many years due to what quality of Uche's?

2. Whom does Asughara allow to step forward within Ada's psyche?

3. Chima has been sent by whom in order to deliver bad news to Ada?

4. The brothersisters tell Asughara that she smells of what?

5. At what type of event does Ada meet Ewan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Uche is said to be the only one in the family to have treated Ada in what way?

2. For what reason does Asughara advise Ada to agree to meet with Ewan again after Ewan's long absence?

3. Why does Asughara allow the relationship between Ada and Ewan to resume?

4. What action of Ada's does Asughara judge to be evidence of Ada's remaining innocence?

5. What event occurs in Ada's life just before Chima comes to visit her?

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

7. How does Emezi instill the narrative with humanist messages in the depiction of Uche?

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

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

10. Ada complains that Yshaw will not complete which two actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the function of Ashughara's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Emezi in depicting Ashughara and include in your discussion the reasons that Emezi portrays Ashughara in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of family bonds treated within Freshwater and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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