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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 4, how old are Titi and Vicky?
2. When Francis goes to the United Kingdom, how much is Adah to send him monthly?
3. When Adah meets Jane, how old is her son Tony?
4. In Chapter 4, how old are Francis and Adah's landlord and landlady?
5. How long after Ada goes to school does her father go to the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Adah persuade her mother-in-law to allow her to go to the United Kingdom?
2. 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?
3. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?
4. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?
5. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?
6. Where does Adah get a job, and why is her husband worried about her taking the job?
7. Who is Mrs. Konrad?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 5, how does Adah feel when she wakes, and why does she think she feels that way?
10. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Francis and Adah marry in Nigeria and emigrate to the U.K. What is the relationship between Francis and Adah? Why do they struggle in their marriage? Why does their marriage end?
Essay Topic 2
Adah decides that the U.K. would provide better opportunities for her and her children than they can have in Nigeria. What does Adah think living in the U.K. will be like? How does reality change her expectations?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 8, Francis lectures Adah for not going to work. Why does Francis lecture Adah for not going to work? Is Francis being hypocritical when he accuses Adah of being lazy?
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