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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 is Ayoola wearing when the police arrive to question her in "Questions"?

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

3. What did Korede and Ayoola do to hide the evidence when Ayoola killed a man in "Seventeen"?

4. What is Ayoola wearing when she meets Peju in the driveway in "Ice Cream"?

5. What food does Muhtar offer Korede in "Friend"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Muhtar reveal to Korede after awakening from his coma in "Awake"?

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

6. How is police corruption illustrated in "Car"?

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

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

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

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 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

Describe and discuss Femi's death in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How was Femi killed? What is Ayoola's justification for his death? Where did he die? What information is learned regarding his death?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the death of Korede and Ayoola's father in My Sister, the Serial Killer. How did he die? What clues indicate the reasons for his death? How did his death affect his daughters and their actions?

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