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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. Who dies in Wasik's family?

2. Who calls to give Wasik bad news?

3. What is Abeo's first meal at the shrine?

4. Where does Ismae's sister live?

5. Who greets Serafine at the house in Ukemby when she gets there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes Abeo to the shrine, and how?

2. What does Ismae go after she figures out what Wasik did to Abeo?

3. What does Abeo know about Mohammed and vice versa?

4. Why is Aymee upset after Juba tells her she is fat?

5. Who is Bembe?

6. What does Ismae do when she finds Grandmother scrubbing bush medicine on Agwe?

7. Who are Abeo's parents?

8. What makes Ismae realize that Abeo has been taken to the shrine?

9. Why is Wasik questioned by the prime minister?

10. What does Duma catch Aymee with in the girls' hut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of emotional healing from physical and emotional trauma?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss Serafine's attempts to overcompensate for her past mistakes, particularly when Abeo arrives in New York. What does Serafine do in an attempt to assuage her guilt, and in what ways do those attempts fail or succeed?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze how Abeo's understanding of her own self-worth changes throughout the novel, particularly after she leaves the shrine. Specifically, how does her understanding of her self-worth change for the better? Use specific passages from the text to support your claims.

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