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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 do in Ayoola's room while talking to her in "Flapper"?
2. According to Korede in "Father," her father's favorite story of how he got his knife was in recognition of a deal he had made with whom?
3. For how long has Muhtar been in a comatose state in "The Patient"?
4. What word in the novel refers to a Nigerian food made from yam or cassava flour?
5. What was the profession of Korede's maternal grandfather?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Korede's coworkers react to Ayoola when they meet her?
2. What is the symbolic significance of the flowers that Tade sends to Ayoola?
3. What is the inciting incident in My Sister, the Serial Killer? How does this event propel the action forward?
4. How is the crime scene covered up after Ayoola's murder in the beginning of the novel?
5. What does Mrs. Rotinu represent symbolically in the novel?
6. What are Ayoola's perceptions of Tade? How do they differ from Korede's perceptions of him?
7. What does Ayoola do for income?
8. Who has Ayoola killed in the beginning of the novel? Why?
9. What are Korede's feelings about Tade?
10. How is Korede's family's home described? Where is it located?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Korede in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How old is Korede? Where does she work? What aspects of her personality stand out the most? What are Korede's actions, objectives, and obstacles in the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of social media in My Sister, the Serial Killer. What does social media represent symbolically in the novel? How is social media illustrated by the author? What cultural observations can be seen throughout the work?
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