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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 much money does Big Madam give Big Daddy for the offering in Chapter 43?

2. In Chapter 41, what type of bag does Tia use to give Adunni books?

3. In Chapter 43, how many times does Adunni ask Abu to knock when he brings her something?

4. What bridge does Tia say she was running on when she had an epiphany in Chapter 31?

5. In Chapter 31, where does Big Madam say that she will be traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Big Madam away in Chapter 47?

2. What happens when Adunni asks Big Madam for a lock on her door?

3. In Chapter 41, when does Tia want Adunni to write her essay and leave it at her house and why?

4. Who visits Adunni in her room in Chapter 34?

5. In Chapter 39, how does Big Daddy offer to help Adunni spend time with Tia?

6. What does Adunni see when she goes to Big Madam's shop?

7. Why did Tia move back to Nigeria?

8. What does Tia's mother-in-law say about the fertility ritual?

9. What does Kofi say about Big Daddy?

10. In Chapter 44, what happened when Big Madam discovered that someone used the downstairs toilet and did not flush well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tia does not get pregnant. Why does Tia eventually learn that she does not get pregnant? Why is the reason ironic?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Chisom is a housemaid but leads a very different life from Adunni’s. How is Chisom’s life different from Adunni’s? Why does she have a better life even though she is also a housemaid?

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