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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. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?
2. How old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?
3. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?
4. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
5. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
2. 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?
3. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?
4. How does Zikora interact with Dr. K when he first appears in the story and she tells him something must be wrong?
5. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
6. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the labor room?
7. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
8. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
9. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story," why, and what relative is with her?
10. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in "Zikora: A Short Story.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the short story’s themes.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Zikora’s relationship with her mother. Use examples from the text to show how their relationship develops over time and how it represents the themes of the novel.
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