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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. Why does Ijeoma find it difficult to pray at the ministry?

2. What is one of Phyllipa's lessons in Part IV?

3. Who does Nnenna move in with after Ofodile sends Ijeoma away?

4. What do the attendants wear at the ministry?

5. What does Uzodi say Amalike has given him many of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tells Nnenna about Ijeoman's being sent away and what is this person's history with Nnenna?

2. What does Nnenna do when she realizes Ijeoma is gone by Ofodile's hand?

3. How do nearly all of the attendants at the ministry treat Ijeoma and the others?

4. What plan do Ijeoma and Chinwe hatch in secret in Part III?

5. Who does Ofodile send Ijeoma away with in Part III?

6. What language has Uzodi started learning in Part III?

7. How does Ijeoma communicate with others?

8. What does Phyllipa begin to teach Ijeoma in Part IV?

9. What does Ijeoma come to think of John?

10. How does Uzodi react when he sees Ijeoma for the first time in a long while in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nwoka depict the traditional gender and marriage roles of Ichulu throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Nwoka intends as the point, and/or the symbolism, of Ijeoma's flight? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Nwoka depict mothers and motherhood in the context of Ichulu and its traditions throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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