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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 is Feyi's ancestry?

2. Where was Feyi's first solo art show?

3. Who picks Nasir and Feyi up at the airport in Chapter Six?

4. Why does Joy suggest that Feyi is attracted to Alim?

5. What is the complication with the person Joy is seeing romantically?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the end of Part I, how does Feyi know Nasir is more serious about her?

2. How does Feyi react to eating Alim's food for the first time?

3. How does Feyi feel about Nasir after their first few dates?

4. Why does Nasir say he approaches Fayi in Part I?

5. How does Feyi radically change her appearance after Jonah's death?

6. How does Milan act when he sees Feyi for the first time since they break up?

7. What does Alim ask Feyi about Nasir in Chapter Nine that really throws her for a loop?

8. How does Feyi's husband die?

9. How does Feyi feel about telling people about her and Jonah's accident?

10. What happens when Feyi tells Nasir about her marriage and what happened with it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Emezi makes so many references to Feyi's wanting to feel so "alive"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Feyi realize she has grown stronger and more resilient as the novel progresses? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Emezi chooses to write about Feyi's sexual experiences in quite graphic, specific ways? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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