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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 does Milan ask Feyi for after they have sex?

2. How old does Nasir say his father Alim is?

3. What does Alim ask Feyi in Chapter Nine that makes her cry?

4. What does Joy want to do after hers and Feyi's workout in Chapter Five?

5. Who gives Nasir Feyi's number?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Nine, what do Feyi and Alim bond over in conversation?

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

5. Why does Feyi find it difficult to be around her own mother following her husband's death?

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

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

8. What does Nasir tell Feyi about their burgeoining relationship?

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

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

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 describe her relationship with Joy to Alim, and what does the reader learn for the first time about Feyi's and Joy's relationship through this dialogue?

Essay Topic 3

What do Feyi and Alim almost instantly bond over when they first meet at Alim's house on the island? Why is this connection such an important one for both of them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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