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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kwutelu is engaged to an individual who works for the government in what location?

2. What is it Obi Agiliga wants to know about an accusation relating to Okei?

3. Which individual does the group of singers and dancers praising Okei include?

4. Who does Kwutelu maintain always wins a match according to custom?

5. What do Okei and Nduka begin to do in order to build up their strength?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the author able to portray Obi Agiliga as an understanding and caring guardian of a troubled nephew whom he views as a shirker of work, while in the same chapter Okei's adoptive uncle schemes in an attempt to teach him and other teenagers an embarrassing lesson in maturation? Is this not a contradiction in Chapter 3?

Essay Topic 2

What event initially takes place in Chapter 3 that brings Obi Agiliga and Obi Uwechue to smile at each other? What are the different incidents that occur throughout the book which bring the elders to chuckle to themselves, laugh, wink, or smile at each other?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does the author illustrate the tensions building between the opposing villages from the time a wrestling match is selected as the means to halt the rumors and insults until the height of the contest itself?

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