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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 Vivek think about his neighbor in the very end of Chapter Twelve?

2. What does Osita tell Vivek in Chapter Thirteen that he has never told anyone else?

3. How does Juju feel when she first discovers her own feelings about her girlfriend?

4. What is one tactic townspeople use to punish thieves?

5. What does Vivek tell Osita to calm him down in the end of Chapter Thirteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one practical reason it is so hard for Maja to leave Charles?

2. Why does Kavita repeatedly visit Vivek's friends after his death?

3. Why is Osita shocked when he sees Vivek at Juju's in Part III?

4. How does Juju treat Osita when Osita first comes to her house to see Vivek in Part III?

5. Who does Juju tell about her family's secret in Part III and why does she tell this person?

6. How does Juju feel when she first discovers her own feelings for Elizabeth in Part III?

7. When does Ebenezer finally realize that he needs to change his behaviors and attitude towards Chisom?

8. What does Osita ask Vivek in Part III that he immediately becomes ashamed of?

9. Why does Charles come back to Maja in Part IV?

10. Why is Elizabeth so angry at Juju in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What does Emezi insinuate Osita will do as the novel ends to try to come to terms with his guilt and grief over Vivek's (Nnemdi's) death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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