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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. What color caftan does Aro wear in Chapter 18?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 21, how long does Onyesonwu have to lean against a tree until a headache passes?

3. What type of weapons did Mwita's captors have when he was in the desert after his family was killed?

4. How old was Oneyesonwu when she chose Papa for her mother?

5. Of the children Aro has taught before Onyesonwu, how many have passed the initiation to be able to learn the Great Mystic Points?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about himself?

2. What are some creatures that Onyesonwu turns into and how do they make her feel?

3. When and why does Aro finally agree to teach Onyesonwu?

4. How is Onyesonwu to prepare for her initiation?

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

6. What happens during Onyesonwu's initation?

7. How was Mwiti conceived?

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

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

10. Where does Onyesonwu find herself during the Eleventh Rite?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ewu are half Nuru, half Okeke. What stigma do Ewu children bear? Why and how are they ostracized?

Essay Topic 2

Diti and Fanasi have loved one another for a long time. How does their relationship have its ups and downs? Why do they get back together when they decide to abandon the journey west?

Essay Topic 3

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Okorafor use chapter titles in the novel?

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