Themes
The message about family in the novel.
What is that family is influential to your development/complicated/not always good?
This character is the aunt of Kambili.
Who is Aunty Ifeoma?
This is the correct spelling of Kambli.
What is Kambili?
While his brother is playing football, Drew is always playing tennis.
What is not contrast nor imagery.
This is the definition of mood in literature.
What is the feelings of the reader as evoked through setting or other key events?
This is the message about love.
What is complicated/hypocritical/not always reciprocated/sought out for comfort/necessary?
This character is Papa's dad.
Who is Papa Nnukwu?
This is the correct spelling of Aunt Ifoma.
What is Aunty Ifeoma?
As Joe approached the front, the scent of lavender grew stronger; he could not stop himself but to go closer, as he recalled the calmness of tea at his mother's house.
What is not contrast, YES imagery.
This is the definition of motif.
What is a recurring symbol throughout a story?
This is the message about abuse.
What is stifles people/causes silence/causes lack of development/can be overcome?
This character refuses communion, as a symbol of defiance.
Who is Jaja?
This is the correct spelling of Pop Nookoo (Papa's father).
What is Papa Nnukwu?
George was very responsible and intelligent, but sometimes a little bit mischievous. Lennie was pure-hearted, but not very intelligent, and not very responsible.
What is contrast, not imagery.
This is the definition of allusion.
What is a reference to another work, or famous concept, person, or idea within an artistic work?
Example: Adichie's allusion to Fela Kuti helps readers understand that Amaka is a free-thinker, who is conscious of the problems within her society.
This is the message about trauma.
What is negatively influences development/causes silence/can be overcome?
This character is arrested for speaking the truth about the government.
Who is Ade Coker?
This is the correct spelling of Anukdowt (meaning the literary device of a memory or story).
What is Anecdote?
While I was sitting in the cramped cell, roaches crawling across the walls, I couldn't help but to smile as I recalled the melty sugar-crusted chocolate I had my last birthday.
Imagery and contrast.
This is the definition of colonialism.
What is the practice of a more powerful group of people occupying/taking over another group and imposing their rule and beliefs upon them?
This is the message about power.
What is can be abused/sometimes the wrong people have it/should be ignored sometimes/is dynamic?
This character is Papa's driver.
Who is Kevin?
This is the correct spelling of modeef (a recurring symbol).
What is Motif?
I was so happy and excited. I could not wait even one more second, not another fraction of a second, for what was about to happen.
Not contrast nor imagery.
This is the definition of post-colonialism.