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

2. What does Osita want to tell Kavita in Chapter Nine?

3. Why does Kavita take Vivek to the doctor in Part II?

4. How does Osita refer to Chika?

5. Where does Ekene want Osita to go to university in Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Osita start spending much more time at home in Part II?

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

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

7. What does Chika think is a bad omen for Vivek, from the day of Vivek's birth?

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

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

10. What does Vivek ask of Osita in Part I that is quite unusual and unsettling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of tactics and techniques does Emezi employ to build and sustain the reader's suspense throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What seems to account for Vivek's spells or fugue states? How does Emezi explain, or, in contrast, leave ambiguous, the cause or causes of Vivek's health problems? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do each of Vivek's friends, aside from Osita - Elizabeth, Juju, Olunne, and Somto - justify their decision not to tell Kavita the truth about Vivek for so long, until months after his death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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