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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. Who was Nasir's mother?

2. How old is Feyi?

3. Which friend of Milan's tries to seduce Feyi in Chapter Two?

4. In Chapter Four, where do Feyi and Joy go with Nasir and his friends?

5. What does Nasir offer to cover the cost of for Feyi, through his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what nightmares does Feyi often have?

2. How does Feyi describe her own relationship with Milan to herself in Part I?

3. How does Feyi process her own feelings about Alim in Part II?

4. Why has it been so long, in Chapter One, since Feyi has had sex?

5. What does Nasir do for Feyi to help her career?

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

7. How does Feyi feel the very first time she sees Alim?

8. What is complicated about Joy's current romantic relationship?

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

10. What does Joy tell Feyi when Feyi calls Joy to confess she is attracted to Alim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Emezi create a sense of suspense in the early stages of the novel? 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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