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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 Gboyega's work revolve around?

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

3. What does Muhtar tell Korede to do when she tells him that she is worried about the man that Ayoola is seeing in "Friend"?

4. In what kind of car did the "chief man" leave Ayoola and Korede's home in the flashback in "Friend"?

5. How many carats is the diamond engagement ring that Tade plans to give Ayoola in "Secret"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Ayoola and Korede's father brought home a mistress, as detailed through flashback in "Father"?

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

3. Why is Korede's car confiscated by police?

4. What is the significance of the knife in the novel?

5. What is the meaning of the chapter title "Maga"?

6. How does Ayoola respond to the police questions regarding Femi's disappearance?

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

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

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

10. How does Korede respond to the revelation of Tade's impending proposal to Ayoola in "Secret"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting and historical context in My Sister, the Serial Killer. When does the story take place? Where is it primarily set? What aspects of this setting and its culture stand out to you the most? Why?

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

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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