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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 gets into a harness?

2. Who does Joseph meet at his father's funeral?

3. What does the General commission Jacob to do?

4. How long does Naila have to complete a secret mission?

5. Who helps Naila and her boys complete a secret mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Joseph does Joseph contact from his father's phone?

2. Who is Salina?

3. What boy does Joseph meet while at One Hundred Years Clinic?

4. Who in Naila's family dies?

5. Who helps Naila and the boys carry out a secret mission?

6. Who comes to Matha's when Jacob was there?

7. Who are Pepa and Solo?

8. Who is Naila's boss at her office?

9. Where does Naila work after university?

10. What happens when Thandi meets Agnes Banda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the significance of hair in the novel. Why is hair important for several characters, and across several generations? What function does hair serve in the novel, narratively and figuratively? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the motif of mosquitoes. What function does the presence of mosquitoes serve in the novel, either narratively, figuratively, or both? What is the significance of mosquitoes in this story? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the concept of land/land ownership in the novel, particularly as it pertains to settler colonialism in Africa throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In what ways does this issue present itself in the novel, and how does the novel's characters interact with or interrogate this concept? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

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