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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 many Mystic Points are there?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Najeeba have Onyesonwu wear after Papa's funeral?

3. In Chapter 24, where does Mwita have a faint scar?

4. How many years of counseling are Binta, her parents, and her siblings ordered to get in Chapter 5?

5. How many times did Mwita try to kill himself when his captors gave him a gun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who decides to join Onyesonwu on her journey and what are their plans?

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

4. How was Onyesonwu conceived?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Aro tell Onyesonwu about himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

There are many ways to structure a novel. How does Okorafor structure Who Fears Death as a hero’s journey? How does structuring the novel as a hero’s journey reveal Onyesonwu’s personal growth?

Essay Topic 3

Onyesonwu and other characters face mobs. How are various characters attacked by mobs? What do these attacks reveal about mob behavior?

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