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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 does the pastor threaten to do to Ikemba when Ikemba challenges him about Ijeoma?

2. What does Ofodile cut into many pieces in Part III?

3. What sound wakes Ijeoma every day at the ministry?

4. Which friend of Uzodi's is quite bitter and angry?

5. In Diary Entry 929, what does Ijeoma reveal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ijeoma begin to feel about Ikemba in Part IV?

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

5. Who does Ijeoma repeatedly appeal to and pray to in her diary?

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

7. What does Igbokwe say when Ofodile says he will send Ijeoma away?

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

9. Why does Phyllipa begin to form an attachment to Ijeoma in Part IV?

10. What does Nnenna say to Ofodile about his behavior towards Ijeoma 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 is the relationship Nwoka establishes between Ichulu's relationship with tradition, and its ability evade the influence of colonization? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Nwoka seem to want to communicate to readers through the character and actions of Phyllypa Nwosu? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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