Americanah Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Americanah Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Obinze's wife described in the narrative?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Caustic.
(c) Agreeable.
(d) Argumentative.

2. Who is Obinze supposed to be on a date with at the party when he meets Ifemelu?
(a) Emenike.
(b) Ginika.
(c) Ranyinudo.
(d) Chijioke.

3. What percentage of his wages must Obinze give in exchange for using another man's NI number in Chapter 25?
(a) 15%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 35%.

4. What does the city of New Haven smell like, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Prestige.
(b) Neglect.
(c) History.
(d) Hope.

5. How many comments trailed Ifemelu's last blog post, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 36.
(b) 20.
(c) 185.
(d) 274.

6. How many roommates does Ifemelu have at her new apartment in Chapter 12?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

7. Who is Obinze's cousin that he lives with when he comes to England in Chapter 23?
(a) Kweku.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Chijioke.
(d) Iloba.

8. What item is delivered by Obinze and his coworker to the elderly, disheveled man in Chapter 26?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A piano.
(d) An oven.

9. Where does Ifemelu go in Chapter 1 to have her hair braided?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Newark.

10. Why is Ifemelu's father fired from his job in Chapter 3?
(a) Because he is moving to America.
(b) Because he hit a man at work.
(c) Because he refuses to call his boss "Mummy."
(d) Because he was caught stealing.

11. Where is Ifemelu living in the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Philadelphia.

12. What is the profession of Obinze's mother in Chapter 4?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a hairstylist.
(c) She is a jeweler.
(d) She is a professor.

13. Why does Obinze seek an arranged marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) To gain American citizenship.
(b) To gain British citizenship.
(c) To attain money through inheritance.
(d) To obtain a college degree.

14. Who leaves the braiding shop to pick up food in Chapter 3?
(a) Aunty Onenu.
(b) Tendai.
(c) Araminta.
(d) Mariama.

15. What film does Ifemelu watch in her History class in Chapter 14?
(a) Roots.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) Schindler's List.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has purchased Aunty Uju's new house in Chapter 3?

2. What does Jane say the biggest difference is between her home country and America in Chapter 10?

3. Who does the narrator describe Obinze running into at the mall and her fawning over him due to his new-found wealth in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of Obinze's wife in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the Nigerian man that Aunty Uju has begun seeing in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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