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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. What does the narrator do when she first sees Selam at her apartment?
2. Which of the following is NOT something the soldier threatens to do if he is forced off the bus?
3. What does Madam Aniema do to the soldier to calm him down?
4. What is an emir?
5. Jubril buys a ticket on which bus line to take him out of the city to his father's village?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the message of the story at the end?
2. What is at the base of all the trivial conflicts in the story?
3. How do the narrator and Selam find a way to communicate with each other when they are not allowed to play together?
4. How do the policemen who take the sick man off the bus represent the corruption that exists in the country?
5. What is the main point of the story, "What Language is That"?
6. What is the narrator's father's advice to Selam regarding eating pork?
7. What is the unifying thread of the conflicts in the story?
8. What does the Chief signify in the story?
9. How is the story, "What Language is That"? different from the other stories in this book?
10. Why are the narrator and Selam no longer allowed to play together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast one of Akpan's characters to someone you know in your life. Which qualities do they share? What makes them so alike? Do you like the characteristics of the two? Do they have any qualities you would like to emulate? Do you respect them? How do they differ? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Evil is an important theme in the stories. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the role of the family in Akpan's stories.. What does it mean for some of the characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How are some of the families fractured? Give examples.
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