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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 Chika having an affair with?

2. What does Maja not realize about Kavita's experience of Vivek's death until Kavita tells her in Chapter Eighteen?

3. What does Ekene call his brother Chika as a term of affection?

4. What is a problem driving a wedge between Ebenezer and his wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Vivek feel about his sexual encounter with Tobechukwu in Part III?

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

9. Who makes sure Vivek gets home safely during a mob riot in Part III and how does Vivek feel about this person?

10. What is one reason Ebenezer thinks for the cause of the violence in the market?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Emezi portray different instances of sexual assault and abuse throughout the novel, including the reasons behind it as well as its aftermath? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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