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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 5, what is the name of one of the girls at the library who is engaged to be married?

2. Which river goddess do Pa and his friends toast for not allowing Lawyer Nweze to go astray?

3. How much does Adah pay the daily-minder to watch her children in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 2, how long does Adah tell her mother-in-law she would stay in the United Kingdom?

5. How old is Adah's mother when she dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Adah do when she wants to go to school and no one will send her?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What is Liverpool like when Adah sees it from her ship in Chapter 3?

7. Who is Mrs. Konrad?

8. What is Adah taught about Ibuza?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adah, Francis, and their children live in a house with other Nigerians when they first come to the U.K. How are Adah, Frances, and their children treated? What does jealousy have to do with the way they are treated?

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

Adah faces discrimination in Nigeria and in the U.K. Why does Adah experience discrimination in Nigeria? Why does she face discrimination in the U.K.? How does discrimination affect Adah’s life and interfere with her goals?

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