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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. At the end of Chapter 23, who did Jamike speak tongues over and ask for healing?

2. How long did Chinonso learn in Chapter 13 that Jamike had been in Cyprus?

3. When was Cyprus split in two?

4. In Chapter 23 who did Chinonso call after going by the pharmacy and seeing Ndali's car?

5. What shape was the spirit that the chi saw in an amulet at the agent's office in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, who did Chinonso take home and what happened?

2. Why had Chinonso and his father stopped going to church?

3. How did Chinonso feel in Chapter 20 after his encounter with Jamike?

4. Where was Jamike going and why in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 19, how did Chinonso meet Jamike again?

6. In Chapter 15, what did Tobe tell Chinonso they should do on Saturday and why?

7. What did the chi see at the agent's office in Chapter 16, and how did it make him feel?

8. In Chapter 20, what was Chinonso's favorite weather and why?

9. What happened when Chinonso went to Fiona's house?

10. What did Tobe and Chinonso see from the bus after leaving the police station in Chapter 12?

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

Chinonso experienced many troubles. How did the troubles that Chinonso experienced affect him? Why did those adversities lead to despair?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is where events take place in a novel. Is the setting a neutral background not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

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