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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 is the jar that the man in black has small bones in?

2. How did Mwita and other captive children had to kill a boy who tried to escape their captors?

3. How old is Sihu when she is betrothed?

4. What does Onyesonwu become when she follows Mwita in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Onyesonwu make her mother for breakfast before she goes to Aro's hut?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Mwiti conceived?

2. What happens during Onyesonwu's initation?

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

4. How was Onyesonwu conceived?

5. How does Onyesonwu meet Fadil Ogundimu?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Onyesonwu has been ostracized most of her life. Why has Onyesonwu been ostracized most of her life? Where and why does she find acceptance on her quest to kill Daib?

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

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the Okorafor use foreshadowing in Who Fears Death? What purpose does foreshadowing serve in the novel?

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