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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 10, what time does the woman who runs the play group offer to bring Titi home?

2. When do Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was born?

3. In Chapter 8, what nationality are the midwives who come for Adah?

4. How do Adah and Francis go home from the hospital in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 11, what color bird does Adah notice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Adah and Francis go to look at a room in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 10, how does Adah have Christmas presents for her chldren, and what does each child get?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, why does Adah think about when her baby is due, and when is Adah due to have her baby?

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

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

6. Why does Adah not say goodbye to the other women when she leaves the hospital?

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

8. Why does Adah decide not to get the Pill for birth control?

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

10. What is the birth of Adah's child like in Chapter 8, and what does she have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that may reveal plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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