Akata Witch

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

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the four members of the Oha coven is most bothered when people break rules and push boundaries?

A) Chichi

B) Orlu

C) Sunny

D) Sasha

2. Which of the four members of the Oha coven most enjoys making provocative remarks to try to get a reaction from others?

A) Chichi

B) Orlu

C) Sunny

D) Sasha

3. Which motif is most clearly conveyed by the excerpts from Fast Facts for Free Agents?

A) Sacrifice

B) Courage

C) Prejudice

D) Corruption

4. Which motif is most clearly conveyed by Sunny’s appearance, her nationality, and her relationship with her father?

A) Not fitting into social categories

B) Being unwilling to compromise

C) The importance of individuality

D) Valuing security over adventure

5. Which of the following seems to be true of juju in the world of Akata Witch?

A) It is something that Lambs are trying to suppress.

B) It is a power that corrupts those who use it.

C) It is only dangerous when evil people use it.

D) It can be used for either good or bad purposes.

6. Which of the following seems to be true of masquerades in the world of Akata Witch?

A) Most, aside from Ekwensu, are friendly and harmless.

B) Their power is dangerous and not to be called upon lightly.

C) The Leopard People must work hard to keep them in the spirit world.

D) Only the highest-level Leopard people have the power to call them.

7. Which of these events best demonstrates the way Sasha sometimes values the individual over the community?

A) Sasha’s reaction to the Miri bird

B) Sasha’s comments about America in the Obi Library

C) Sasha’s romantic relationship with Chichi

D) Sasha’s concerns about the coven’s pool of chittim

8. In which of these settings does Sunny feel the least sense of belonging?

A) School

B) Leopard Knocks

C) Obi Library

D) Abuja

9. Which textual element best conveys the novel’s thematic concern with the power of knowledge and learning?

A) Sasha and Chichi’s use of the book Udide’s Book of Shadows

B) The role that Obi Library plays in the Leopard community

C) Sunny’s efforts to succeed at her Lamb school

D) Sugar Cream’s reluctance to mentor Sunny after she breaks a rule

10. Which textual element best conveys the novel’s thematic concern with the value of community?

A) Sunny’s determination to play soccer for the green team despite the boys’ resistance

B) Sasha’s description of how American Leopard power is shared between New York and the Gullah Islands

C) Sunny’s willingness to sacrifice herself in order to defeat Otokoto and Ekwensu

D) The humble setting in which Chichi and her mother live compared to the way Sunny’s family lives

11. Which is the most logical interpretation of what the sun symbolizes in Akata Witch?

A) Vulnerability

B) Danger

C) Knowledge

D) Power

12. Which is the most logical interpretation of what the insect symbolism in the novel is meant to convey?

A) Even small things have power that should be respected.

B) The natural world can be both nurturing and dangerous.

C) Some people, like insects, are persecuted and treated like pests.

D) Humans are often cruel to nonhuman creatures.

13. Which is the best description of the way Sunny changes over the course of the story?

A) She becomes more giving and generous toward others.

B) She learns to value others’ opinions and compromise more.

C) She becomes more confident and has a stronger sense of self.

D) She learns to have compassion for people weaker than herself.

14. Which is the most logical interpretation of Sunny’s teachers’ motivations for sending her on what seem like dangerous missions?

A) They know that the threats are just illusions created by juju, and the Oha coven is not really in danger.

B) They know that the danger is not serious and believe that the Oha coven will grow stronger by facing their fears.

C) They understand the danger, but they value the survival of the community more highly than the survival of the Oha coven.

D) They are unaware of how serious the threats are and would never knowingly send the Oha coven into danger.

15. Which of the following statements is most clearly supported by the story?

A) An important part of being on a team is fitting in and limiting individual differences.

B) Individual abilities are strengthened when put to use as part of a team.

C) A team is as strong as its strongest member and as weak as its weakest member.

D) Individuals sometimes lose what makes them special when they must work as part of a team.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Why is it especially meaningful to Sunny when a Leopard girl tells her, after the soccer game, that Sunny has shown other Leopard girls that it is possible to play soccer?

2. How does Sunny’s relationship with her mother change over the course of the story?