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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. In Chapter 42, about how old is the woman Mwita is with when Onyesonwu comes to the feast?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 36, what does Mwita feed Onyesonwu?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does BInta die?

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Eyess?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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