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Settings:
- Enugu: Red
- Abba: Yellow
- Nsukka: Green

Sections:
Speaking With Our Spirits (17-253)
- Before Palm Sunday

Breaking Gods (3-16)
- Palm Sunday

The Pieces of Gods (257-291)
- After Palm Sunday

A Different Silence (295-307)
- Present

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Before Palm Sunday

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Main Characters: Kambili, Jaja, Mama
Summary: Mama's pregnancy is a cause for celebration as she has had many previous miscarriages.
Quotes: "They even said somebody had tied up my womb with ogwu."

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First mention of The Standard (Pg. 24-26)

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First mention of The Standard (Pg. 24-26)

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Main Characters: Papa Eugene, Kambili
Summary: Papa reads the headlines printed in other papers. He maintains the Standard is the only paper that tells the truth. His family praises his work, but he is not comforted.

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Mama reluctantly meets the priest (Pg 28-29)

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Mama reluctantly meets the priest (Pg 28-29)

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Main Characters: Mama, Papa Eugene
Summary: Mama refuses at first to go meet Father Benedict but after Papa Eugene asks her, "Are you sure you want to stay in the car," she changes her mind.

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"There's blood on the floor" (Pg. 32-33)

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"There's blood on the floor" (Pg. 32-33)

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Main Characters: Papa Eugene, Kambil, Mama, Jaja
Summary: Mama gets abused by Papa Eugene resulting in hospitalisation and losing her child.
Quotes: "Sometimes it was over before I even got to twenty. I was at nineteen when the sounds stopped."

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Main Characters: Yewande Coker, Papa Eugene
Summary: Ade Coker gets arrested due to his last story on the government. This led to lots of anxiety from Yewande but Papa tried to calm her. Beginning of Papa's power crumbling.
Quotes: "They have taken him! They have taken him!

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Kambili comes second on her report card (Pg. 39-42)

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Kambili comes second on her report card (Pg. 39-42)

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Main Characters: Papa Eugene, Kambili
Summary: Kambili comes second in her grade and normally this would result in a punishment from Papa however he gets sidetracked and ignores Kambili.
Quotes: "Jideze? The girl who came second last term?"

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Papa goes to school with Kambili (Pg. 47)

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Papa goes to school with Kambili (Pg. 47)

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Main Characters: Papa Eugene, Kambili
Summary: Papa comes to the school himself and lectures Kambili about the adversity he had to overcome to get to this position and reiterates his high expectations for his daughter.
Quotes: "How many head do you have, gbo?" ".... So why did you let her come first?"

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Nothing significant here just a change in setting :)

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Kambili and Jaja meet Papa Nnukwu for more than 15 minutes (Pg. 60-70)

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Kambili and Jaja meet Papa Nnukwu for more than 15 minutes (Pg. 60-70)

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Main Characters: Kambili, Jaja and Papa Nnukwu
Summary: Jaja and Kambili arrive at his house, they talk about his health and how is it going. It is very slow going but they are fascinated by what is happening. But once they leave Papa Nnukwu just smiles not resisting after so many years of the same thing. Kevin then hands Papa Nnukwu a slim wad of cash and Papa Nnukwu thanks him.

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Main Characters: Jaja, Kambili, Papa Nnukwu, Aunty Ifeoma
Summary: They all get into one car to go pick up Papa Nnukwu however this puts Kambili and Jaja at uneasy. They do loosen up during the later part of the car ride to go to Aro Festival. This is also the first time Jaja is compared to Obiora about the ima mmuo
Quotes: "Your Papa-Nnukwu is not a pagan, Kambili, he is a trationalist"
It (Kambili's laughing) was cackling and throaty and enthusiatic, lke Aunty Ifeoma's.

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Main Characters: Amaka, Kambili
Summary: Kambili tried to focus on the mass but she couldn't as she was distracted by Amaka's lipstick. This being another reminder to the strict lifestyle Kambili lives.

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Ifeoma invites Kambili and Jaja for the pilgrimage in Aokpe (Pg. 97-99)

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Ifeoma invites Kambili and Jaja for the pilgrimage in Aokpe (Pg. 97-99)

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Main Characters: Ifeoma, Kambili, Euegene, Amaka, Jaja, Mama
Summary: Aunty Ifeoma pressures Eugene to let them visit Nssuka on the basis of getting to know their consins better but once they involve the pilgrimage Eugene is much more open to the idea and agrees to it.
Quotes: "Did you hear about Aopke, Uncle Eugene?" Amaka asked. I wondered how Amaka did it, how she opened her mouth and had words flow easily out.

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Breaking the Eucharistic fast (Pg 101-102)

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Breaking the Eucharistic fast (Pg 101-102)

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Main Characters: Jaja, Kambili, Papa Eugene, Mama
Summary: In this scene Kambili has terrible cramps and takes panadol and cornflakes breaking her fast 10 minuetes before Mass. This leads everyone to get hit with his belt, Jaja on the shoulder, Mama arms and Kambili back.
Quotes: "Has the devil asked you all to go on errands for him?" "Has the devil built a tent in my house?"

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Main Characters: Kambili, Father Benedict
Summary: Kambili confesses her actions at Papa Nnukwu's house saying that it was wrong and she got pleasure out of it. She agreed to everything that Father Benedict said never implying that she disagreed as well.
Quotes: "And you must make a conscious effort to convert everyone who enjoys the aways of heathens" ~ Father Benedict

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They reach Aunty Iefoma appartment in Nsukka (Pg.113)

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They reach Aunty Iefoma appartment in Nsukka (Pg.113)

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Change in setting. Cultural

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Amaka yells at Kambili for not knowing how to peel yams (Pg. 134)

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Amaka yells at Kambili for not knowing how to peel yams (Pg. 134)

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Main Characters: Amaka and Kambili
Summary: Amaka gets annoyed at Kambili's inability to peel yams properly and waste meat.
Quotes: "Ah! Ah! IS that how you peel yam in your house?"

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Main Characters: Jaja, Aunty Ifeoma, Kambili
Summary: Chima asks what happened to Jaja's pinky, and Aunty Ifeoma knows the tragedy of his misshapen finger
Quotes: "... Jaja, in tears, came out supporting his left hand with his right.."

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Papa Nnukwu comes to Nsukka (Pg.152 - 155)

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Papa Nnukwu comes to Nsukka (Pg.152 - 155)

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Main Characters: Papa Nnukwu, Aunty Ifeoma
Summary: Papa Nnukwu is sick and Aunty Ifeoma brings him home. The doctors & nurses are on strike, and they are struggling to find affordable healthcare

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Why the tortoise has a cracked shell (Pg. 157 - 161)

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Why the tortoise has a cracked shell (Pg. 157 - 161)

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Main Characters: Papa Nnukwu, children
Summary: Papa Nnukwu tells the story about why the tortoise has a cracked shell. It's a story about the Dog and the Tortoise during a famine
Quotes: "' Don't you wonder how only Dog's mother got up to the sky in the first place?'" "'Or who the wealthy friends in the sky were'"

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Father Amadi invites Kambili to the Stadium (Pg.173-174)

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Father Amadi invites Kambili to the Stadium (Pg.173-174)

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Main Characters: Father Amadi, Kambili
Summary: Father Amadi calls Kambili to join him at the stadium alone. Kambili doesn't have shorts, and Amaka lends her one
Quotes: "... fear was mingling with hope and clutching itself around my ankles"

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Main Characters: Father Amadi, Kambili
Summary: Father Amadi brings Kambili to the stadium, asking her to run with him. He sees Kambili's lipstick and asks her to smile
Quotes: "'Do you love Jesus?'... 'Then show me. Try and catch me, show me you love Jesus'" "'Don't you know how to smile?' he asked"

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Main Characters: Papa Nnukwu, Aunty Ifeoma, Children // Papa Eugene
Summary: Papa Nnukwu dies in his sleep. Kambili, Jaja, and Aunty Ifeoma’s family finds out, and while they are desperate to save them, they end up accepting the truth
Quotes: “...the word ozu ringing in my ears. Papa-Nnukwu was an ozu now, a corpse” // “‘Did you call a priest to give him extreme unction?’ He asked”

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Boiling water punishment (Pg. 193 - 195)

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Boiling water punishment (Pg. 193 - 195)

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Main Characters: Papa Eugene, Kambili
Summary: As a punishment to Jaja and Kambili’s sin of not informing Papa about staying together with Papa Nnukwu, a heathen in Papa’s eyes, Papa pours boiling hot water on Kambili’s feet
Quotes: “‘You should strive for perfection. You should not see sin and walk right into it’” “I did not know that the sobbing voice - “I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” - was mine until the water stopped...”

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Main Characters: Ade Coker, Kambili
Summary: The news of Ade Coker’s death from the Head of State’s bomb reaches Kambili
Quotes: “Hollows appeared under his eyes during those weeks, as if someone had suctioned the delicate fish...” “... In some of the nightmares, I was the daughter and the charred remains became Papa’s”

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Beating of Kambili by Papa (Pg. 209 - 211)

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Beating of Kambili by Papa (Pg. 209 - 211)

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Main Characters: Papa Eugene, Kambili, Jaja
Summary: Papa finds out that Kambili has brought in a painting of Papa Nnukwu into the house, gets outrageously angry, and beats Kambili almost to death
Quotes: “‘No!’ I shrieked. I dashed to the pieces on the floor as if to save them, as if saving them would mean saving Papa Nnukwu.” “‘What has gotten into you?’ Papa asked. ‘What is wrong with you?’”

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Kambili acknowledges her “crush” on Father Amadi (Pg. 219 - 220)

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Kambili acknowledges her “crush” on Father Amadi (Pg. 219 - 220)

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Main Characters: Kambili, Amaka
Summary: Amaka asks Kambili about her feelings, and Kambili acknowledges her emotions towards Father Amadi. She also tells Amaka the truth about her beating
Quotes: “‘You have become Father Amadi’s sweetheart’” “‘You’re different. I’ve never heard him talk about anyone like that’”

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Father Amadi takes Kambili to plait her hair (Pg.227 // 236-239)

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Father Amadi takes Kambili to plait her hair (Pg.227 // 236-239)

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Main Characters: Father Amadi, Kambili
Summary: Father Amadi takes Kambili to plait her hair after their second visit to the stadium together.
Quotes: “I wanted to press his hand to my head, my belly, so he could feel the warmth that coursed through me” “‘Do you see the way he looks at you? It means something, I tell you’ ... ‘A man does not bring a young girl to dress her hair unless he loves that young girl’”

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Student Riots + Police breaking into Aunty Ifeoma’s house (Pg. 228 //230 - 231)

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Student Riots + Police breaking into Aunty Ifeoma’s house (Pg. 228 //230 - 231)

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Main Characters: Rioting students, Aunty Ifeoma, Children
Summary: The students in the university are rioting in the streets against the sole administrator, while some policemen barge into Aunty Ifeoma’s house, accusing her of being part of the riots
Quotes: “Sole administrator must go... Where is running water? Where is light? Where is petrol?” “Why do we have to run away from our own country? Why can’t we fix it? Amaka asked”

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Mama runs away from Papa and comes to Nuskka (Pg. 248 - 250)

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Mama runs away from Papa and comes to Nuskka (Pg. 248 - 250)

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Main Characters: Mama, Kambili, Aunty Ifeoma
Summary: Mama comes running away from Papa and comes to Nuskka. She has just endured tragic domestic violence of Papa slamming a table on her pregnant belly.
Quotes: “‘You know that small table where we keep the family Bible, nne? Your father broke it on my belly’” “Where would I go if I leave Eugene’s house?’ ... ‘Do you know how many mothers pushed their daughters at him? Do you know how many asked him to impregnate them, even?’”

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Palm Sunday

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Main Characters: Jaja, Papa, Kambili, Mama
Summary: Jaja rebels by not going to the communion on Palm Sunday; Papa throws the missal at the glass étagerè
Quotes:
"You cannot stop recieving the body of our Lord. It is death..." Papa
"Then I will die" Jaja

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After Palm Sunday

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Jaja decides to go to Nsukka for Easter (Pg. 261)

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Jaja decides to go to Nsukka for Easter (Pg. 261)

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Main Characters: Jaja, Kambili, Papa
Summary: Jaja demands to go to Aunty Ifeoma's for Easter after hearing Aunty Ifeoma will be leaving to America and Father Amadi going to Germany
Quotes: "We are going to Nsukka today, not tomorrow. If Kevin will not take us, we will still go"

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Amaka refuses to use her English name for confirmation (Pg. 272)

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Amaka refuses to use her English name for confirmation (Pg. 272)

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Main Characters: Amaka, Father Amadi
Summary: Amaka doesn't understand why she cannot use her Igbo name for confirmation
Quotes: "But what's the point then?" "What the church is saying is that only an English name will make your confirmation vaild"

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Father Amadi and Kambili's final moment together (Pg. 279-281)

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Father Amadi and Kambili's final moment together (Pg. 279-281)

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Main Characters: Father Amadi and Kambili
Summary: This is the final moment of physical interaction between Kambili and Father Amadi where they commit to writing to each other.
Quotes: 'I did not know that tears slipped down my cheeks until Father Amadi reached out and wiped them away.

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Present

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Main Characters: Kambili, Amaka
Summary: Kambili reflects on the letters Amaka has sent to her after she left to America
Quotes: "Although I was interested in what she wrote, so much that I memorized most of it, I still do not know why she wrote it to me."

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Main Characters: Jaja, Kambili, Mama
Summary: After 31 months in prison, he is finally freed along with other prisoners after the death of the Head of State