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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 long does it take Ting to return in Chapter 48?

2. How does the Kponyungo first appear to Onyesonwu in Chapter 45?

3. In Chapter 45, what type of tree does Onyesonwu see in the green place the Kponyungo takes her?

4. What color veil does Mwita wear in Chapter 32?

5. In Chapter 37, how often does Luyu visit Fanasi's tent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Onyesonwu do in Chapter 35, before she restores Luyu, Binta, and Diti's genitals?

2. What does Onyesonwu tell Luyu about her headaches in Chapter 29?

3. How do Onyesonwu and her companions ride out the sandstorm in Chapter 41?

4. What is wrong with Nuumu, and why does Onyesonwu not heal her?

5. How does Fanasi spend his evenings in Chatper 43?

6. How does Onyesonwu feel in Chapter 46?

7. In Chapter 31, what begins to follow Onyesonwu and the others when they go to find Binta and Diti?

8. Why does Ssaiku say it is not an accident that Onyesonwu is with the Vah?

9. What does Mwita tell Onyesonwu about her mother in Chapter 49?

10. What do Diti and Fanasi do in Chapter 50 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Fadil marries Najeeba. How does Fadil care for Najeeba in life and death? What does the relationship reveal about his character?

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