Half of a Yellow Sun

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

Multiple Choice

1. What is the author’s primary purpose for dividing the book into sections labeled the early ‘60s and the late ‘60s?

A) To draw a comparison between the life of privilege led by the characters before the war and the life of poverty depicted during the war

B) To highlight the comparison between the lives of Olanna and Kailene, as they had vastly different approaches to life

C) To create an intense emotion in the reader using flashbacks to highlight the sense of betrayal felt by Kailene

D) To draw a comparison between the life Ugwu had lived with his family in the village versus his new life with his Master

2. Which emotional archetype best describes Kailene?

A) The gusher

B) The rock

C) The empath

D) The intellectual

3. What can the reader infer about Mohammed based on his actions?

A) He is against having a separate Biafran nation.

B) He is anti-Muslim.

C) He judges people needlessly.

D) He is not prejudiced.

4. Which of the following phrases best supports the idea that Olanna was in shock due to the events she witnessed on her escape from Kano?

A) The day her legs failed

B) Followed the conversation