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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 old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?
2. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?
3. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
4. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?
5. What does Zikora brag to her cousin Mmiliaku when talking of her relationship with Kwame?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
2. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
3. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story," why, and what relative is with her?
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. How does Zikora interact with Dr. K when he first appears in the story and she tells him something must be wrong?
6. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the labor room?
7. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
8. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
9. Who does Zikora think of when she becomes so tired she feels like she could die right there, and what happened to this person?
10. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay exploring the similarities and differences between Zikora and her mother. What scenes best show these similarities or differences?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the ways in which Kwame's absence dictates Zikora's experience giving birth and as a new mother.
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