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Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What church service does Jaja refuse to attend?
2. What does Papa throw at Jaja?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does Papa try to control what happens in his family? Do you think it is effective?
2. What is Kambili referring to when she says the family spoke more “with their spirits than their lips”? What change in her family dynamics is she highlighting?
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Reading Check
1. Who sings traditional songs at Mass?
2. How does Mama lose her baby?
3. What does the family pray for while Mama is in the hospital after losing her baby?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
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