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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. What is the name of Aymee's baby?

3. Who did not like Port Wasi?

4. Who develops boils on their skin?

5. What pop star is on Abeo's bedroom wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wasik threaten to do when Ismae is away?

2. What does Abeo think sent her to the shrine?

3. Who is Mr. Forester?

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

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

6. Where does Abeo live as a child?

7. What gift does Juba give to Aymee?

8. What does Grandmother think of Port Masi?

9. What do the girls tell Abeo after she dreams of having a child?

10. What does Wasik ask Abeo one day in her bedroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the affect that Femi Hama has on Abeo when she moves in with her family. In what ways does Femi help Abeo to heal from the trauma of her past? Be sure to use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you consider the narrative function of the character of Grandmother. What is her main purpose in the story, and how does she go about manifesting that purpose, and what is its overall impact?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Abeo's disdain for and fear of men. Where does this fear come from, and why? In what ways does it manifest in her life after the shrine.

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