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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. At the end of Chapter 30, in whose tent does Diti sleep?

2. How many children do Ssaqua and Essop have?

3. When Luyu finds an electronic map in Chapter 32, how far off are the travelers from the direction they were supposed to be traveling?

4. In Chapter 31, how many camels come to journey with Onyesonwu, Fanasi, Mwita, and Luyu?

5. When Onyesonwu sings in Chapter 28, what comes to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Onyesonwu feel in Chapter 46?

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

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

5. What comes to Onyesonwu in Chapter 45, and what does it show her?

6. What does Ting have to do to neutralize the symbol Onyesonwu's father puts on her hand?

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

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

9. How does BInta die?

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

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

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 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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