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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7: Chapters 44-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shan come to New York in Chapter 35?
(a) She is taking a cruise from New York.
(b) She is getting married.
(c) She is visiting her mother.
(d) Her book is being published.

2. What is the title of Ifemelu's blog post in the end of Chapter 31?
(a) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”
(b) “Friendly Tips for the American Non-Black: How to React to an American Black Talking About Blackness.”
(c) “Why Dark-Skinned Black Women Both American and Non-American Love Barack Obama.”
(d) "Just This Evening."

3. Who is the braider's boyfriend that agrees to come to speak to Ifemelu at the shop in Chapter 3?
(a) Chijioke.
(b) Ovidio.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Kweku.

4. Who is the black American man that Ifemelu meets on the train in Chapter 17?
(a) Jake.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Blaine.
(d) Roger.

5. Why does Obinze avoid reading English newspapers in Chapter 27?
(a) He can't stand English politics.
(b) The immigration articles frighten him.
(c) He doesn't have enough money to buy them.
(d) His wife would be angry if she saw them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Ranyinudo met and was attracted to at the wedding in Chapter 44?

2. At whose house is the party where Obinze and Ifemelu meet?

3. Where does Aunty Uju move when she leaves Bartholomew in Chapter 21?

4. Who is the security guard at a library that is falsely arrested for dealing drugs in Chapter 38?

5. What does Dike say his camp counselor refused to give him because he didn't believe he needed it in Chapter 17?

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