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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 veil does Mwita wear in Chapter 32?

2. In Chapter 34, how long does Onyesonwu's group travel before Mwita decides they should stop for a few days?

3. Who take turns staying with Onyesonwu in Chapter 46?

4. How long has Ting been in training?

5. How old was Ting when she could read Okeke, Vah, and Sipo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when some men tried to rape Onyesonwu in Chapter 32?

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

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

6. In Chapter 37, what practicing of sorcery does Onyesonwu do?

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

8. In Chapter 27, where does Onyesonwu take her and Mwita and what do they learn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in Who Fears Death? How do these settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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

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?

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