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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. In Chapter 22, what movie did Jamike want Chinonso to watch?

2. How much did the drinks cost that Chinonso drank in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 21, how much money did Jamike have for Chinonso?

4. What did Chinonso learn in Chapter 24 was the name of Ndali's son?

5. In Chapter 21, what month was it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Jamike learn from Ndali's husband in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 13, how did Chinonso learn of a possible location for Jamike?

6. What did Chinonso do after seeing an auto accident in Chapter 14?

7. In Chapter 23, how did Jamike describe Ndali's husband?

8. What did Chinonso do when he left Umuahia?

9. In Chapter 20, why did Chinonso want Jamike to read the letter Chinonso had written to Ndali?

10. Why did the chi leave Chinonso's body at the end of Chapter 12, and what did he find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chinonso threw two chickens off a bridge. Why did Chinonso throw the chickens off a bridge? How did he feel about his act later? How was his act an act of salvation and destruction?

Essay Topic 2

The chi commented on the way the white men led the Nigerians to abandon tradition. What did the white men bring with them? How did those items entice children of the old fathers? Why did people begin to think that the white man’s magic was more potent than the ways of the ancestors?

Essay Topic 3

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

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