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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 did Zikora's mother say when her husband's second wife offered them fish and plantains when they came to visit the new baby?
2. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?
3. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?
4. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?
5. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zikora interact with Dr. K when he first appears in the story and she tells him something must be wrong?
2. In what ways did Kwame seem different than most successful, Black men Zikora knew?
3. What happened when Zikora was nine and went to see Aunty Nwanneka's new son, Ugonna?
4. What is the dynamic between mother and daughter at the beginning of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
5. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the labor room?
6. How is Zikora's cousin Mmiliaku's husband Emmanuel described?
7. What do the nurses continually tell Zikora at the beginning of the story, which she feels they are blaming Zikora for?
8. 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?
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. Why does Kwame's reaction to Zikora's pregnancy surprise her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the similarities and differences between Zikora and her mother. What scenes best show these similarities or differences?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the ending of “Zikora: A Short Story.” How did the ending impact your understanding of the story? Do you think the ending was effective? What might the author have done differently?
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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