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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 do Zikora and her mother disagree about after the baby is born?

2. While nursing the baby after having him circumcised, what does Zikora do and why?

3. How does Zikora describe the woman she says she will never forget from Planned Parenthood?

4. What does Mmiliaku call Zikora from Nitel to tell her?

5. What does Mmiliaku's friend do on her blog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zikora text Kwame after her 20 week check up, and how does he reply?

2. What happens after Zikora calls Kwame several times following her texts to tell him she had a boy?

3. What do Zikora and her mother say in regards to Zikora's son getting circumcised?

4. What does Kwame do with Zikora's apartment key?

5. What story does Mmikliaku bring up when Zikora expresses her fear of having a child on her own?

6. How does Zikora behave at work during her pregnancy and why?

7. Who did Zikora tell about her first pregnancy and where did she go to seek help?

8. How does Zikora feel immediately following the birth of her son?

9. How old was Zikora the first time she got pregnant, and what was that relationship like?

10. What does Mmiliaku tell Zikora when she expresses confusion at Kwame's surprise that she got pregnant after having unprotected sex for so long?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on Zikora's mother's belief in self dignity in "Zikora: A Short Story." What is her definition of dignity and how does this impact Zikora?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing ZIkora and Kwame's relationship to Mmiliaku and Emmanuel's relationship. How are they similar of different and why?

Essay Topic 3

Zikora experiences personal changes throughout "Zikora: A Short Story." In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of the story?

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