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

2. On what floor is Femi's flat?

3. What color are the roses that Tade sends to Ayoola in "Orchids"?

4. What does Korede do with the piano in the end of "Home"?

5. Where does Aunty Taiwo live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Korede and Ayoola differ in personality and behavior?

2. How do Ayoola and Korede differ physically?

3. How is the painting described that hangs over the piano in Korede's family's home?

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

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

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

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

8. How is the crime scene covered up after Ayoola's murder in the beginning of the novel?

9. What does Ayoola do for income?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Tade in My Sister, the Serial Killer. What is Tade's position at the hospital? How does he become involved with Ayoola? What becomes of their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Korede's choices in the end of the novel. With whom does Korede side? Why? Do you think that her decision is justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Gboyega in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How does Ayoola know this character? What does Korede observe about him when she meets him? What happens to Gboyega?

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