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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 Sihu when she is betrothed?

2. In Chapter 3, how many Nuru come and rape the Okeke women who are in the desert giving respect to the goddess Ani?

3. In Chapter 4, how long had the Eleventh Rite been held on the first day of the rainy season?

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

5. In Chapter 8, what color mist does Onyesonwu see around Aro the first time she sees him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens during Onyesonwu's initation?

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

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

7. Who brings photographs from the West and what do the photos show?

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

9. How was Mwiti conceived?

10. Why did Onyesonwu go through the Eleventh Rite?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The protagonist is usually a good person in a story and the antagonist is usually a bad person. Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist in the story? Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and why do they play that role in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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