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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 day of the week do the Ibuza men welcome Laywer Nweze?
2. In Chapter 2, how many strokes does Cousin Vincent punish Adah with a cane?
3. What is Adah's husband, Francis, studying to be?
4. In Chpater 3, what is Adah doing when the ship arrives in Liverpool?
5. How many siblings does Janet have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?
2. What are Adah's thoughts in Chapter 5 when she asks Francis to take the chldren to Trudy's and he complains?
3. In Chapter 5, when Vicky goes to the hospital, what does being at the hospital mean to Adah, and how does she feel about having her son there?
4. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?
5. What does Adah do when she wants to go to school and no one will send her?
6. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?
7. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?
8. How does Adah get the money to take the entrance examination for the Methodist Girls' High School, and what does she pay for her theft?
9. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?
10. How are most children of Nigerians cared for when their parents work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Adah is told she cannot wear the hospital gown and has to get one of her own. Why is Adah told she cannot wear the hospital gown? Why is it difficult for her to get her own nightgown? What does the gown symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
The title of the book is Second Class Citizen. How does the title relate to Adah’s status in society—in Nigeria and in the U.K.?
Essay Topic 3
Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?
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