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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 does Mary often accuse Ekene of?

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

3. What does Emezi compare this story to in Chapter One?

4. What does Mary say her church was trying to do for Vivek?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What accounts for much of the tension between Kavita and Ekene in Part II?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Kavita try to discover the truth about Vivek's death, and do you think she ever receives a version of it that is close enough to the real events to call it the truth? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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