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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 day does Adunni get to go to the market with Tia in Chapter 40?

2. What time is Adunni to start work each day at Big Madam's?

3. What occupation did Tia's mother want her to pursue?

4. In Chapter 32, for what dam does Tia need to finish a report?

5. What do some Nigerians believe should be attached to a pregnant woman's clothing to ward off evil spirits?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kofi suggest that Adunni apply for?

2. What do Big Madam and Big Daddy say about Adunni helping Tia at the market?

3. What happens when Tia is taken for a fertility bath?

4. What does Kofi say that Adunni could have done instead of ask for a lock for her room?

5. What does Adunni tell Tia and what does TIa suggest that she do?

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

7. What does Big Madam say about Tia Dada threatening to call the police after she hit Adunni with a shoe?

8. Why did Tia move back to Nigeria?

9. Why is Big Madam away in Chapter 47?

10. What are the churches like where Big Madam goes and where Adunni goes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Big Madam and Big Daddy have a strained relationship. Why do Big Madam and Big Daddy have a strained relationship? How does Big Daddy abuse Big Madam?

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