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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 is the name of Adah's doctor in Chapter 8?

2. What does the leader of the play group serve Adah in Chapter 10 before sending her home?

3. How many days after leaving the hospital does Adah take Titi to a play group?

4. How long was Vicky in the hospital?

5. What time of day does Adah talk to Francis about renting from Mr. Noble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Adah goes to work in Chapter 8?

2. What trap did Mr. Noble fall into when he bought a house in Wiles Road?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Adah decide her marriage is finished?

4. Why did some Nigerian men come to England in the late 1940s?

5. What does the woman at the playgroup say and do when Adah arrives in Chapter 10?

6. What does Adah learn about a woman on the ward in Chapter 9 who looks to be the age of Adah's mother?

7. Why does Adah want to have her baby at home?

8. In Chapter 10, how does Adah feel when she takes Titi to a play group?

9. Why did Mr. Noble not suceed and get an education?

10. When and where does Adah take a bath and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abuse can be physical, emotional, or both. How does Francis abuse Adah? Is the abuse he heaps on her physical, emotional, or both?

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

A character foil helps reveal other characters' motivations and actions. How do Bill and Mr. Okpara serve as character foils to Francis?

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