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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 Korede drop a bowl of while eating with her mother and sister in "Stain"?
2. For how long has Muhtar been in a comatose state in "The Patient"?
3. What is Femi's last name?
4. What color has the hospital administration decided to change the color of the nurses' uniforms in "Scrubs"?
5. What word in the novel refers to a Nigerian food made from yam or cassava flour?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the painting described that hangs over the piano in Korede's family's home?
2. What is the significance of poetry in My Sister, the Serial Killer?
3. What is exposition and how is it related in My Sister, the Serial Killer?
4. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? Why is this important?
5. What does Ayoola do for income?
6. How is police corruption illustrated in "Traffic"?
7. What is the inciting incident in My Sister, the Serial Killer? How does this event propel the action forward?
8. How do Korede's coworkers react to Ayoola when they meet her?
9. How is the crime scene covered up after Ayoola's murder in the beginning of the novel?
10. What does Mrs. Rotinu represent symbolically in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the novel. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense is it related? How do these choices by author Oyinkan Braithwaite affect the novel? How reliable would you describe the narrator of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of Ayoola's knife in My Sister, the Serial Killer. Where did Ayoola get the knife? How many men has she used the knife on? What does the knife represent symbolically?
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