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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 1, where is the police station near where Adah's mother is taken?

2. What does Adah's father do for a living?

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

4. In Chapter 1, how old did Adah think she was when she gave birth to a dream?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Mr. Cole get Adah to eat after her first day at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Adah feel when she wakes, and why does she think she feels that way?

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

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

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 does not have a support system in the U.K. What support system did Adah have in Nigeria? Why does she not have a support system in the U.K.? How is she affected by the lack of a support system?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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