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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. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?
2. What did Zikora's mother say when her husband's second wife offered them fish and plantains when they came to visit the new baby?
3. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
4. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
5. What about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
2. Who does Zikora think of when she becomes so tired she feels like she could die right there, and what happened to this person?
3. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
4. 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?
5. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
6. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?
7. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
8. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
9. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story," why, and what relative is with her?
10. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the labor room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the story. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme?
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
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.
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