Abu is Big Madam’s driver. Abu and Adunni don’t talk much, though they are always friendly toward each other. It was Abu who found the note that Rebecca left in the car the day after she disappeared, and he keeps the discovery a secret until the day he shares it with Adunni. Keeping the note a secret for so long wears on Abu’s conscience.
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Abu Character Timeline in The Girl with the Louding Voice
The timeline below shows where the character Abu appears in The Girl with the Louding Voice. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 23
...out of the car. A fair-skinned man in a brown dress, whom Kola explains is Abu, Big Madam’s driver, emerges from the car. Adunni sees Madam’s feet emerge from the Jeep...
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Chapter 26
...notebook, telling her that she will be in charge of making a shopping list for Abu to take to the store.
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Chapter 31
Adunni runs outside, where she finds Abu at the water tap. Abu and Adunni don’t talk very often, but they are always...
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Chapter 42
...2015. Big Madam needs Adunni’s help at the shop because Glory, the shopgirl, quit. As Abu drives them to the shop, Big Madam complains over the phone to her friend Caroline...
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Chapter 43
Abu stops the car when they arrive at the church, which is a grand, round building...
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As Adunni begins to cry, Abu, who she’d forgotten was still in the car, asks her what’s wrong. Adunni mentions everything...
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Chapter 47
...he will cover for her if anyone asks where she is. He also mentions that Abu came looking for Adunni. Adunni is still very curious about whatever Abu will have to...
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Chapter 49
...reassured by her conversation with Ms. Tia. She runs into Kofi, who tells her that Abu has been looking for her. Adunni agrees to meet Kofi in her room later that...
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Chapter 50
It’s midnight and raining when Abu arrives at Adunni’s door. He enters her room quickly, and there’s a scared look on...
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...preoccupied with fear that she doesn’t her the door open. At first, she thinks that Abu has returned, but when she smells alcohol, she knows it must be Big Daddy behind...
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Chapter 53
...that it’s Big Daddy who is making all the noise: Big Madam instructed Kofi and Abu not to let him in, which is something she’s never done before, not even in...
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...with her request for one of Rebecca’s shopping lists, and Kofi pulls a list that Abu gave him from his pocket. Adunni looks at the list and confirms that the list-writer...
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