Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?
2. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?
3. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
4. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?
5. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
2. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
3. Who does Zikora think of when she becomes so tired she feels like she could die right there, and what happened to this person?
4. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?
5. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
6. How does Zikora interact with Dr. K when he first appears in the story and she tells him something must be wrong?
7. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the labor room?
8. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
9. What does Zikora feel toward the nurse after she raises her eyebrows when Zikora's mother refuses to help keep her still for the epidural?
10. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the narrative tone and writing style in “Zikora: A Short Story.” Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the theme of rejection in "Zikora: A Short Story." Which characters experience rejection and how do they manage or endure their rejection?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the theme of pain and suffering in "Zikora: A Short Story." Use examples from the text to expound on this theme.
|
This section contains 671 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
