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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 do Zikora and Mmiliaku communicate most often?
2. What does Zikora's mother say immediately after Zikora gives birth to her son?
3. What does Zikora want to prove will not get in the way of her work at the law firm?
4. What does Mmiliaku's friend do on her blog?
5. What does Kwame say to Zikora in regards to her decision to have the baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Zikora text Kwame after her 20 week check up, and how does he reply?
2. What does Mmiliaku tell Zikora when she expresses confusion at Kwame's surprise that she got pregnant after having unprotected sex for so long?
3. What does Kwame do with Zikora's apartment key?
4. Who did Zikora tell about her first pregnancy and where did she go to seek help?
5. How old was Zikora the first time she got pregnant, and what was that relationship like?
6. What do Zikora and her mother say in regards to Zikora's son getting circumcised?
7. How does Zikora behave at work during her pregnancy and why?
8. How does Zikora feel immediately following the birth of her son?
9. What happens after Zikora calls Kwame several times following her texts to tell him she had a boy?
10. What story does Mmikliaku bring up when Zikora expresses her fear of having a child on her own?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the theme of motherhood in "Zikora: A Short Story." Explain motherhood from various angles and perspectives in the story.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay about changing tone in "ZIkora: A Short Story." What moments does the tone change? What is the tone during flashbacks with Kwame versus the hospital or home? How or why does the tone change in these moments?
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