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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 5, for how many days does Mwita go to school and then decides he knows more than the teachers?

2. What does Binta bring for her lunch in Chapter 9?

3. On what day after Papa's funeral does Onyesonwu go back to school?

4. How old was Ada when she became pregnant with twins?

5. In Chapter 15, how many hours does Onyesonwu search for a book in the House of Osugbo before she gives up and leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Onyesonwu experience the week after her initiation?

2. Why does Onyesonwu go to the House of Osugbo and why does she never want to return?

3. What was Mwita's life like after his family was killed?

4. How does Onyesonwu spend the first festival day for the Rain Fest with her friends?

5. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about a pregnant woman learning the Points?

6. What does Onyesonwu learn in a dream in Chapter 9?

7. In Chapter 16, what happens when Onyesonwu goes to ask Aro again to teach her?

8. How was Mwiti conceived?

9. What juju does Onyesonwu tell Luyu, Diti, and Binta was worked on the girls during the Eleventh Rite?

10. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about the tools she has to work the four Points?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Who Fears Death, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play? What other purposes do these characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Fadil marries Najeeba. How does Fadil care for Najeeba in life and death? What does the relationship reveal about his character?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in Who Fears Death? How do these settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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