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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. Who comes to get Ijeoma from her cell after her first incident of levitating at the ministry?

2. What does Phyllipa give Ijeoma and ask her to keep secret?

3. What trait does Uzodi's story bestow upon snake?

4. In her Diary Entry 927, what does Ijeoma ask Chukwu?

5. Who asks Chinwe and Ijeoma why they are carrying heavy pots on a long trail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nwosu punish the children who tried escaping?

2. How is Ikemba's plan foiled?

3. How do the other children react to seeing Ijeoma levitate?

4. Why is Chinwe particularly grateful to Ijeoma?

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

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

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

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

9. What story does Uzodi captivate the children with in Part III?

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

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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