In several stories, Arimah uses repetition to achieve an effect. What does the repetition contribute to each story?

Though most of the stories in this collection are realistic fiction, there are a few that contain unreal, speculative, or fabulist elements. How do these stories work together? How do the nonrealistic stories explore real-world themes?

The stories often use words from Nigerian languages without defining them. Explain why an author might make that choice and how it affects your reading of the stories.