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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 is Kavita's uncle and guardian?

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

4. What does Mary's church do to Vivek in Part II?

5. What concerns does Mary convey to Kavita about Vivek in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Vivek get bruises and bumps often in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vivek feel that he cannot trust his parents with the full truth of who he really is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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