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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. The comment that “her life in Nsukka felt like being immersed in a mesh of soft feathers” (65) offers an example of which of the following?
2. To which of the following markets in Lagos does Olanna take the pregnant Arize?
3. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Okeoma drink?
4. The phrase “I tetago” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
5. The word “omalicha” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Ugwu give for hoping Odenigbo does not ask him to recite poetry from class?
2. Why does Odenigbo reject the idea of pan-Africanism?
3. How does Ugwu’s aunt describe a refrigerator to him?
4. Explain the meaning of “Better be late than THE late” (32).
5. What differences does Uguw mark between himself and other houseboys?
6. How does Ugwu’s aunt describe Odenigbo at the beginning of the novel?
7. What reasons does Olanna give for her parents fleeing overseas after the initial coup?
8. What is the first ethical question Odenigbo poses to Ugwu?
9. How does Madu report having escaped the second coup?
10. How do Olanna’s parents report planning to flee Biafra?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout Half of A Yellow Sun, characters make reference to “a Big Man.” How does the text define the term? How do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Consider Kainene’s comment that “it’s wrong of [a person] to think that love leaves room for nothing else. It’s possible to love something and still condescend to it” (145). Is the comment correct? What in the novel and in experience indicate that it is or is not? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Consider Olanna’s comment that “love comes first and the reasons follow” (286). Is the comment accurate? What in Half of A Yellow Sun and in experience suggest that it is or is not? How does it do so?
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