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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. How old is Oneyesonwu when her life falls apart?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, how long does Onyesonwu say that she spent gaining knowledge, sacrificing, and having headaches?

3. What does Onyesonwu wear when she goes to Aro's hut in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 11, with whom did Aro deal with a disagreement and then was asked to become a member of the Osugbo Elders?

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

3. How do Binta, Luyu, and Diti help Onyesonwu after initiation?

4. What happens when Onyesonwu walks into the desert for her initiation?

5. Why did Onyesonwu go through the Eleventh Rite?

6. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about himself?

7. What happens during Onyesonwu's initation?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Onyesonwu struggles to be trained as a sorcerer. Why does Onyesonwu struggle to get training to become a sorcerer? How and why does she finally get training?

Essay Topic 2

Binta is killed by a mob. Why does Onyesonwu feel guilt and blame for Binta’s death? Is the guilt that Onyesonwu feels healthy or unhealthy?

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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