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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. Who is Juju's mother?

2. Who does Osita tease Vivek about liking in Part I?

3. Where does Osita spend the most time besides his own home?

4. What does Osita lie to his family about in Part II?

5. Who tells Vivek his grandmother died on the same day he was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Chika's relationship with his mother Ahunna?

2. How does Mary react to Kavita's anger over how her church treats Vivek in Part II?

3. What are some reasons Osita does not want to be at his own house with his parents?

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

5. Who is one of the first women Chika is attracted to and why is this a problem?

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

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

8. What is one reason for Chika's and Kavita's growing apart in their marriage?

9. Why are Chika and Kavita sick with grief from the day Vivek is born?

10. What significant lie does Osita tell his family in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your understanding of some of the underlying reasons behind the routine and deadly violence in Vivek's home village in Nigeria, as Emezi explains it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

The Nigerwives are supposed to be Kavita's support network of very good and loyal friends. Are they? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Emezi chose to write the book using a mix of perspectives from different characters' points of view? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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