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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. Asughara exclaims that whose visit to the marble room is the best she has ever received there?

2. Ada names which character as never sleeping at night?

3. Whom does Asughara accept as an older sibling in Chapter 18?

4. The Igbo term "Yshaw" (139) is used to refer to whom throughout the novel?

5. Who narrates Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reason are The We disturbed by the onset of Ada's menstrual cycle?

5. Where had Ada been born and how does she feel about returning each time she does?

6. Describe an early sign of Asughara's nefarious intentions toward Ada.

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

8. What is Saachi's reaction to Ada's behavior while Saint Vincent is in control of Ada?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Could Freshwater be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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