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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. In Chapter 44, what color wig does Dr. Ken's mother wear?

2. How big is Adunni's bedroom in the boys' quarters?

3. What is Adunni doing when Tia comes to visit in Chapter 31?

4. In Chapter 43, when do Adunni and Big Madam go to Big Madam's church for a special thanksgiving service?

5. When does BIg Daddy say that Adunni can help Tia in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kofi tell Adunni when she says that Kola will bring her her salary, and how does she feel?

2. Why did Tia move back to Nigeria?

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

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

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

6. Why is Kofi working for Big Madam?

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

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

9. What does Tia's house look like?

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

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

Tia does not think that she wants children. Why does Tia think she does not want children? What epiphany does she have? How does that change her mind about having children?

Essay Topic 3

Adunni is a young immature girl at the beginning of the novel. How does Adunni grow and mature in the book? How do her circumstances and interactions with other characters help her transform and grow?

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