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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Aunty Taiwo have?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. With what words does Ayoola summon Korede in "Words" (19)?
(a) "Please help me."
(b) "I killed him."
(c) "I'm in danger."
(d) "I'm in hiding."

3. What does Tade sing to the girl who tries to flee his office in "Song"?
(a) "Satisfaction."
(b) "BINGO."
(c) "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
(d) "Three Blind Mice."

4. The poem that Femi wrote for Ayoola says, "I dare you to find a flaw / in her beauty; / or to bring forth a woman / who can stand beside / her without" what (25)?
(a) Paling.
(b) Wilting.
(c) Leaving.
(d) Crying.

5. Why does the LASTMA agent tell Korede he has stopped her in "Traffic"?
(a) She was speeding.
(b) She was driving too slow.
(c) She turned right on a red light.
(d) She is not wearing her seat belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayoola and Korede's father sometimes claimed that a university colleage gave him his knife in return for what?

2. Where does Aunty Taiwo live?

3. Where does Tade take Ayoola out to lunch in "Flaw"?

4. What is Muhtar's last name?

5. At what time does Tade arrive for work at the hospital in "Mascara"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Korede's experiences in school differ from Ayoola's?

2. What is the symbolic significance of the flowers that Tade sends to Ayoola?

3. How is Korede's family's home described? Where is it located?

4. What does Ayoola do for income?

5. Where does Korede work? How is this setting described?

6. What is the inciting incident in My Sister, the Serial Killer? How does this event propel the action forward?

7. What does Mrs. Rotinu represent symbolically in the novel?

8. What is Korede's relationship with her mother like?

9. What is exposition and how is it related in My Sister, the Serial Killer?

10. Why is Korede upset when Ayoola visits her at work?

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