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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 old is Born-Boy?

2. In Chapter 6, what color cloth do the men and women wear to Adunni's wedding?

3. In Chapter 13, where does Khadiji tell Morufu that she and Adunni are going?

4. How many goats did Morufu have to sacrifice before Labake was able to have a child?

5. How long does Bamidele's wife say he is traveling in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What madness has Adunni seen in Morufu by the time she has been in his house nearly four weeks?

2. What does Iya offer to do for Adunni?

3. What does Adunni remember about her mother and her death?

4. In Chapter 22, what does Kola tell Adunni about working?

5. Why does Kike wish she was a man?

6. What does Khadija tell Adunni about the routine in the house?

7. Who does Adunni remember came to visit her mother two years ago?

8. What is Adunni's kitchen like and how does she compare it to kitchens she sees on TV?

9. Why does Adunni's family have a TV in the parlor, and how does it work?

10. Who is Adunni to marry and why does she not wish to marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An election takes place in 2015. Which candidate does Big Madam support? Why does she support that candidate?

Essay Topic 2

Adunni escapes jungle justice. What is jungle justice? What is an example of students who faced jungle justice? Why would Adunni have faced jungle justice for Khadija’s death?

Essay Topic 3

Khadija takes great risks to have a son. Why does Khadija take great risks to have a son? What sacrifices does she make? What role does desperation play in her actions?

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