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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. Who does Korede say is arguably the most attractive employee at the hospital in "Red"?
2. Korede says in "Red" that "Ayoola looks like a Bratz doll and I resemble" what (93)?
3. What does Korede instruct Ayoola to chop in the kitchen in "Efo"?
4. Ayoola and Korede's father sometimes claimed that a university colleage gave him his knife in return for what?
5. Where does Aunty Taiwo suggest a venue for the ten-year anniversary of Korede's father's death in "Father"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolic significance of the flowers that Tade sends to Ayoola?
2. How do Ayoola and Korede differ physically?
3. Why is Korede upset when Ayoola visits her at work?
4. Where does Korede work? How is this setting described?
5. How is police corruption illustrated in "Traffic"?
6. What role does social media play in the story?
7. How do Korede's coworkers react to Ayoola when they meet her?
8. How is the crime scene covered up after Ayoola's murder in the beginning of the novel?
9. What is remarkable about Tade's singing in "Song"?
10. What is the significance of poetry in My Sister, the Serial Killer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of family and loyalty in My Sister, the Serial Killer. What do these concepts mean to the characters in the novel? What do they mean to you? How are these themes developed through character, action, setting, and symbolism?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolism of the painting which hangs over the piano in Korede's home. What is the painting of? Where did it come from? Why does Korede remark upon the painting?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of My Sister, the Serial Killer. Is the narrative related in a linear or nonlinear style? Why? Where would you identify the climax of the story? Would you say that this novel follows a traditional plot arc? Why or why not?
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