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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. Why is Sylvia upset about her house?

2. Who is Joseph?

3. How does Ronald die?

4. Whose Bead does Naila reboot?

5. What does Mai notice in the distance the day after the mission is completed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Thandi meet on a flight?

3. Who teaches Jacob to read?

4. What happens to Naila according to the mosquitoes?

5. What is "The Vulture"?

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

7. What does Thandi's husband spend the first few years of the new millenium doing?

8. What does Naila want to do to the STOP signs in Lusaka?

9. Who does Thandi discover living in one of Lee's houses?

10. Who in Naila's family dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the significance of the The Virus and the vaccine. What political, cultural, or socioeconomical thinking is associated with these topics throughout the novel? In what ways are they discussed, and by whom? Who is affected by them, and why? 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 theme of motherhood. What are the various shades of motherhood that are presented in the novel? What does motherhood entail? How do the women in the novel challenge, understand, or exceed the expectations of motherhood? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

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