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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 color is Korede's car?

2. What word from "Secret" means annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand?

3. How does Ayoola describe Tade in "Maga"?

4. When does Ayoola return home from her date in "Maga"?

5. On what social media platform is the video of Femi's sister posted in "Cleaner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Peju and why does she come to Korede's home?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Korede and her father?

3. Who comes forward to implicate Ayoola in Femi's disappearance? How?

4. Who is Dr. Akigbe and how is he described?

5. Why does Korede not tell her mother about Ayoola's actions?

6. How was the crime scene covered up after the murder Ayoola committed at age 17?

7. What is the significance of baking and cooking in the narrative?

8. How does Ayoola perceive guilt in regard to the murders she has committed?

9. What does Korede learn about Gboyega in "Research"? How does she find this information?

10. What is the cause of the fight between Gimpe and Assibi in "Coma"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of gender roles and expectations in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How are women and men treated differently in this novel? How are gender differences displayed through character and setting in the novel? What statement(s) do you you think the author is making in regard to gender through her narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of imagery in the novel. How does the author use similes and metaphors and to what effect? Is onomatopoeia employed? What other sensory observations are described and how have they affected you as a reader?

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