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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. What is Femi's last name?
(a) Mutai.
(b) Assibi.
(c) Anatai.
(d) Durand.

2. What does Korede drop a bowl of while eating with her mother and sister in "Stain"?
(a) Okro.
(b) Efo.
(c) Suya.
(d) Jollof.

3. What does Korede tell Ayoola in "Flapper"?
(a) She does not want her to get a divorce.
(b) She does not want to speak to her ever again.
(c) She does not want her to break up with Femi.
(d) She does not want her to visit the hospital again.

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

5. To what does Korede compare Tade's voice in "Song"?
(a) A river.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The moon.
(d) The wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tade ask Korede for in "Break"?

2. Who has destroyed the bouquets of flowers in "Roses"?

3. With what words does Ayoola summon Korede in "Words" (19)?

4. What word from the novel refers to a traditional head covering for women in Nigeria?

5. Where does Aunty Taiwo live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ayoola do for income?

2. Who has Ayoola killed in the beginning of the novel? Why?

3. What role does social media play in the story?

4. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? Why is this important?

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

6. Who is Muhtar Yautai and what is Korede's relationship to this character?

7. What is the significance of poetry in My Sister, the Serial Killer?

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

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

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

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