Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. When did Korede’s obsessive need to protect Ayoola begin?

A) In early adulthood, when Ayoola killed Somto

B) Recently, when Tade expressed an interest in Ayoola

C) In childhood because of their parents’ behavior

D) In their teen years because of their classmates’ behavior

2. Which aspect of the characterization of Korede is most clearly ironic?

A) Her hobbies

B) Her profession

C) Her childhood memories

D) Her family relationships

3. How does Korede cope with the stress her created by her family life?

A) By losing herself in daydreaming and elaborate fantasies

B) By distracting herself with her co-workers’ problems

C) By engaging in risky behavior with drugs and alcohol

D) By trying to impose order on the world around her

4. What does Ayoola’s primary feeling about her crimes seem to be?

A) Boredom

B) Glee

C) Guilt

D) Paranoia

5. Which character is most able to see Korede for more than her usefulness in suiting their personal needs?

A) Ayoola

B) Tade

C) Her mother

D) Muhtar

6. What does Ayoola’s choice of murder weapons suggest about her motivation?

A) She is punishing men as proxies for her father.

B) She kills anyone who insults her beauty.

C) She hopes Korede will be blamed for her crimes.