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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 “The Shivering,” when does Ukamaka start shivering?
2. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," why did Grandmama say that Nonso could sip the coconuts first?
3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” where does Akunna live when she arrives in America?
4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” where do Odofile and Chinaza live?
5. In the story of the same title, what does "Tomorrow is Too Far” refer to?
Short Essay Questions
1. In “The Shivering,” what is it about the events in Nigeria that have Ukamaka so upset?
2. When and where is "The Headstrong Historian" set?
3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what was it that Chinaza liked about the markets in Enugu?
4. In “The American Embassy,” why has the woman come to wait in line at the American Embassy?
5. Who is the You in the story "The Thing Around Your Neck"?
6. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what had the narrator told her mother to explain how Nonso had died?
7. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what were Nwamgba’s parents’ objections to Nwamgba’s choice of Obierika as husband, and how did she overcome them?
8. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how did Afamefuna validate Nwamgba’s values in the end of her life?
9. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what did the arrangers of marriage not tell the narrator about her husband’s professional status?
10. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does the woman’s name change when she arrives in America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate the final story of The Thing Around Your Neck. Does it ring true to the other stories? Does it address the problems and tensions that preceded it? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
How do the titles relate to the stories? Choose three stories and explain the various resonances between title and narrative. Is there a trend you can identify, in how Adichie uses the titles to add to the meaning of the stories?
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