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

2. How old is Zoubeir when the chief of Suntown becomes very ill?

3. In Chapter 43, where does Onyesonwu discover that Fanasi spent the night?

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

5. What form does Onyesonwu take when she sneaks up on Mwita in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does BInta die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Onyesonwu frequently gets in trouble. What role does anger play when Onyesonwu gets in trouble? Why does she need to learn impulse control?

Essay Topic 2

Gender roles influence the place of girls and women in Who Fears Death. What is the role of women in the book? How do those roles present challenges to Onyesonwu and other female characters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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