Novella 1-Short Story

Reading Check

1. 16 years old (Novella 1)

2. 9 siblings (Novella 1)

3. Root (Novella 1)

4. Professor Okpala, the head of the mathematics department (Short Story)

Short Answer

1. She can communicate with “spirit flow” and create harmony. She creates unity among her people and also at large, among any differing factions. She is someone who brings people together and creates community. (Novella 1)

2. An astrolabe is a complex piece of technology that holds its user’s identity; it not only allows people to communicate but also stores data. Additionally, it holds five possible forecasts of its user’s future. (Novella 1)

3. Both Haifa and Binti went through transitions. Binti was transformed into being part Meduse. Haifa, meanwhile, was born physically male but transitioned to female when she was 13 years old. (Short Story)

Novella 2, Prologue-Chapter 4

Reading Check

1. Weapons City (Novella 2, Prologue)

2. Back flips (Novella 2, Chapter 1)

3. Because Third Fish is pregnant (Novella 2, Chapter 2)

4. She covers Okwu’s tentacles in otjize (Novella 2, Chapter 3)

5. Blue (

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