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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 did a German doctor say Ben's heart was as black as?

2. Why does the author say Julius is unafraid of walking home and who he might meet?

3. What was Jonathan's job at the Coal Corporation?

4. What did Vero force Goddy to drink?

5. What did Ben's father used to say was the cure for drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cletus lose his girlfriend in this story?

2. How do Mr. and Mrs. Emneike react when they hear Vera has tried to poison their child?

3. Why do the government suspend free primary education?

4. Why is Mr. Emenike angry at the new socialism in Nigeria?

5. How did Father Doherty react when Mike and Cletus asked him for sugar?

6. In what way does Ben show great self control?

7. Why does Jonathan think he has been blessed?

8. How does Jonathan take advantage of his blessings?

9. How does Mr. Emenike initially prove a blessing for Vera?

10. What is different about the narrative of Sugar Baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Nnaemeka's father finds it so difficult to accept that his son marries for love? How does Nnameka's father see marriage and how have these views molded his life?

Essay Topic 2

What war did Nigeria fight in the book? What effect did the war have in their country?

Essay Topic 3

What does it mean that Reginald is the only one who survives the bombing? What meaning would it give the story if he died? How will Gladys' death effect him?

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