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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. How does Juju know the boy she sees is her half-brother?

2. Who does Ebenezer remember seeing on his way to make sure Chisom is alright the day the market burns?

3. Why is Juju hard on Osita in Chapter Thirteen?

4. Who is Chika having an affair with?

5. What does the woman Chika is having an affair with often bring to him at the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Ebenezer see and take note of as he rushes to find his wife in the market during the riot?

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

3. What significant dream does Vivek tell Osita about in Part IV?

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

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

6. Who is Chika having an affair with and why is this situation particularly awful for Kavita?

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

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

9. What does Osita initiate with Vivek in Part III that shocks them both?

10. How does the government react to the burning of the market?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the general societal and cultural attitude towards gender-fluid and transgender people in Nigeria, and how does Emezi communicate this attitude to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kavita finally seem to begin to come to terms with the truth of who Vivek was, and what are some of her actions and conversations that signal a turning point in her feelings in the aftermath of Vivek's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What event or events cause the deep wounds between Vivek and Osita in their youth that take years to mend when they become young adult men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your findings.

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