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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. How many siblings does Janet have?

2. In Chapter 5, when Adah walks at lunch, what windows does she look into as she passes?

3. Who does Adah go to live with after her Pa dies?

4. Where was Adah born?

5. How much too big does Adah's mother always make her dresses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Adah's thoughts in Chapter 5 when she asks Francis to take the chldren to Trudy's and he complains?

2. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?

3. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?

4. What happens a few months after Adah starts school?

5. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?

6. Why is Adah concerned in Chapter 4 when Titi stops talking, and how does she learn why Titi does not speak?

7. What type of accommodations does Francis have for his family when they arrive from Nigeria?

8. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 3, why is there a sudden burst of excitement on the ship?

10. What is the first job Adah gets, and how does she feel about her job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.?

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