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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 is Kavita desperately trying to find that belonged to Vivek and is missing?

2. What does Osita hear about Vivek in Chapter Seven that alarms him?

3. Who does Chika proposition sexually in Part I besides Kavita?

4. Where does Ekene start spending more time in Chapter Seven?

5. What religion did Kavita convert to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why are so many people concerned that Vivek is growing his hair long in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think is the overall effect on the reader of Emezi's choice to use colloquialisms and slang throughout the novel's dialogue? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do various characters in the book, including Kavita, Maja, Charles, Eloise, and Chika view infidelity in marriages? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Which characters in the novel struggle with depression, and in what contexts do the characters confront it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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