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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 “Ghosts,” what national scandal affected Professor Nwoye’s wife’s death?

2. In “Ghosts,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?

3. In “Ghosts,” what has Professor Nwoye come to the university to inquire about?

4. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” where does Edward Campbell teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” whose ghost does Professor Nwoye also see?

2. In “Cell One,” what happened when the narrator’s parents confronted the second thief?

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what debate does Edward start with his statements about the Senegalese writer’s story?

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what happened on Monday of last week?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Edward’s wife Isabel get on Ujunwa’s wrong side?

6. In “Imitation,” how does the narrator characterize Obiora’s courtship of Nkem?

7. In “Cell One,” how did time in prison change Nnamabia?

8. What happens to turn Kamara around at the end of "On Monday of Last Week"?

9. Is Nkem victorious at the end of "Imitation"?

10. In “Ghosts,” what is the business Professor Nwoye has come to the university to see about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of religion in the lives of the characters in Adichie’s stories? What are the main religions represented in the stories, and what are the main differences between them? What do the different religions do for the people who subscribe to them? How do people characterize believers from other religions? How do religious observances change when people come to America?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about her, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the audience for The Thing Around Your Neck? What is the ideal reader for The Thing Around Your Neck likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?

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