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Protagonist (Kambili) is at home with her family after church. We learn her family (especially) her father is very religious. Her family is wealthy and seems traditional. Jaja, Kambili's older brother, challenges their father's authority  by refusing to take communion earlier that morning, and continuing to be unapologetic for it, even after a display of violent temper from Papa.

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Protagonist ( Kambili ) is having dinner with her family one night. As Jaja leaves the table (knowing that it is mandatory for Papa to say prayers after meals) it causes anger to build up in Papa, but he doesn't do anything. The tense and abnormal situation causes Kambili to try and ease the situation by drinking her juice but  ends up choking on it and getting sick. While one morning Mama

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Protagonist (kambili) is at home with her family after visiting father benedict's house. After lunch kambili is in her room reading a bible until she hears loud sounds coming from her parents room. Imaging that papa was trying to get the door unstuck, 20 seconds later papa is seen carrying mama slung over his shoulders and carries her downstairs with blood trailing after her. Mama ends up coming home the next day informing kambili that the baby is gone. Next sunday papa makes his family stay behind after mass to pray for mamas forgiveness, although kambili does not know why. During that time before kambili exams she has a hard time concentrating, when suddenly Yewande Coker(wife of papas editor) comes to their home sobbing as she says that soldiers have taken Ade away. The next week Kambili came back home from school upset revealing that she had come in second place at school knowing papa would not be happy about it.