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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. How did Chinonso get to the airport in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 8, how did Chinonso remember that his mother told him that an ancestor died because he would not allow a white man to take his wife?

3. What did Chinonso give Ndali to drink in Chapter 4?

4. From what countries did white men come to Luke's party?

5. How many hours did Chinonso wait at the airport for Jamike before he took a taxi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chinonso clean house before Ndali arrived in Chapter 4?

2. When did the testimony of Chinonso's chi begin in Chapter 1?

3. Where was Chinonso taken after he learned that Jamike was not a student at Cyprus International University?

4. What information did Chinonso learn about Jamike at the police station in Chapter 11?

5. How did Chinonso lose his gosling?

6. What group did Chinonso join with his friend Elochukwu in Chapter 3?

7. In Chapter 2, what happened nine months before Chinonso saw a woman try to jump from a bridge, and how was he coping?

8. What did Chinonso need in order to be able to go to school in Cyprus?

9. What spirit did the chi remember seeing when he inhabited Ejinkeonye during the war?

10. What advice did Chinonso's uncle give him about Ndali?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many times throughout the novel, there are various conflicts—either external or internal. Are most of the conflicts in the novel external or internal?

Essay Topic 2

What type of person was Ndali? How was she affected by Chinonso’s leaving? How would you describe the relationship between Ndali and Chinonso?

Essay Topic 3

Chinonso’s parents died. How did Chinonso and his father grieve when his mother died? How did Chinonso grieve when his father died? How did grief affect their daily lives and how they interacted with others?

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