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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. Which of the following novels does Ugwu attempt to study on the night of the initial coup in Nigeria?
2. Which of the following descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?
3. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?
4. The comment that “They spurted hundreds of scattered bullets before dark balls rolled out from underneath, as if the planes were laying large eggs” (252) offers an example of which of the following?
5. The word “kedu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what does Ugwu ascribe his upset stomach when he visits his parents’ home?
2. What things does Olanna note having left behind in Nsukka when she evacuates to Abba?
3. Why does Richard initially assume Kainene is the mistress of a Nigerian politician?
4. What does Olanna report to Odenigbo upon her return to Nsukka after the second coup?
5. How does Ugwu’s aunt describe Odenigbo at the beginning of the novel?
6. How does Richard initially react to the attack on the airport as he travels back from London?
7. Who are those named as enemies by the Revolutionary Council?
8. What reasons does Olanna have for not accompanying Odenigbo to his conference in Ibadan?
9. What reasons does Olanna give for preferring train travel to plane travel?
10. How are Olanna’s eyes depicted as she flees back to Nsukka after the second coup?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider Richard’s attitudes toward being a writer expressed at the beginning of Chapter 3. How do they shift throughout the novel? What effect do the shifts have? How are the shifts indicated? How do they generate their effects?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Sources attest to the presence of Half of a Yellow Sun on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
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