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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vivek say Osita's love life is his business in Part II?
(a) He will be Osita's best man at his wedding.
(b) He and Osita always tell each other everything about each other's lives.
(c) He and Osita are best friends.
(d) He and Osita are brothers.

2. Who tells Vivek his grandmother died on the same day he was born?
(a) Raja.
(b) Mary.
(c) Kavita.
(d) Rhatha.

3. Who is Juju's mother?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Rhatha.
(c) Maja.
(d) Kavita.

4. What does Kavita tell Mary in Chapter Eight at the end of their phone call?
(a) Never to come near Vivek again.
(b) Never to let Ekene into their house again.
(c) Vivek will find some way to get revenge on Mary some day.
(d) Vivek will join Mary's church.

5. Who finds Osita and brings him home in Part I?
(a) Chika.
(b) Kavita.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ekene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on the day Vivek is born?

2. What does Vivek share with Ahunna that Chika takes as a bad omen?

3. Where does Kavita want Vivek to go to college?

4. What does Maja's husband do that Maja is very upset about?

5. How does Kavita find out about Vivek's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Vivek so angry with Kavita and Chika when he comes back from Mary's church in Part II?

2. What item of Vivek's is Osita desperate to find after his death?

3. What illness does Osita realize Vivek suffers from in Part I?

4. What does Maja's marital problem reveal about cultural attitudes towards women Nigeria?

5. How does Ahunna get the scar on her foot and what is unique about it?

6. Why does Osita apologize to Vivek in Part II?

7. What happens when Vivek goes to Mary's church in Part II?

8. Why does Kavita come to find Osita when he disappears for several weeks following Vivek's death?

9. In Part II, what kind of problems are Kavita and Chika having with Vivek?

10. What happens with the dowry Kavita's family wants to give to Chika and his family?

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