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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. After Diti learns about Fanasi and Luyu, how long does Onyesonwu fly as a vulture?

2. In Chapter 26, how long do Onyesonwu and her companions have to stop traveling because she has a headache?

3. What is the only thing that Onyesonwu can ingest in Chapter 45?

4. How many of the Vah can build rock fires?

5. In Chapter 38, what is the name of the town where Onyesonwu and her companions decide to go in for supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does BInta die?

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

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

4. What does Mwita have to do in Chapter 36 when he returns to Onyesonwu?

5. What attacks the camp where Onyesonwu and the others are in Chapter 30 and what do the attackers take?

6. What does Binta tell Onyesonwu that she did before she left home in Chapter 26?

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

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

9. In Chapter 47, what happens when Onyesonwu goes after her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Onyesonwu becomes friends with Binta, Diti, and Luyu during their Eleventh Rite. What bonds the girls together? How does stress test their relationships?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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