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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author make it clear that the association between Nora and Pat, and Obi and Christopher is affected by racial issues?
(a) Nora's mother asks them to leave because she does not want her daughter disgraced.
(b) Obi and Christopher are asked not to visit again to prevent the girls being sent back to Ireland for going around with African men.
(c) They are turned out after complaints from white tennis players.
(d) They are turned out after complaints from white nuns about colored boys on the courts.

2. What happens when Obi goes for his job interview with the Public Services Commission?
(a) Obi is bored and disinterested.
(b) Obi impresses the panel and they offer him a job imediately.
(c) Obi ridicules a panelist who falls asleep.
(d) Obi talks about modern poetry and novels.

3. What early indication does Obi see how "Dear old Nigeria really works" as the boat docks in Lagos?
(a) A young man offers to waive Obi's customs duty for an introducton to Clara.
(b) A young man offers to reduce the customs duty on his radiogram if Obi will sell it to him cheaply.
(c) A young man winks at Obi's radiogram and offers to withhold the customs receipt.
(d) A young man comes to Obi's cabin, assesses his radiogram at £5, and reduces it to £2 in exchange for no receipt.

4. By using the expression "Augean stable", what literary device is the author using?
(a) Mythological allusion.
(b) Historical allusion.
(c) Biblical allusion.
(d) Folklore allusion.

5. According to the author's comments, why are some people's faces sullen as they wait to greet travelers returning?
(a) A returning son has divorced his wife.
(b) A returning son has married a white woman.
(c) A returning son has not completed his studies.
(d) A returning daughter has married a white man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What steps does Obi try to implement at home in order to curtail his expenses?

2. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?

3. How does the author suggest that there is more than tennis to the relationship that Obi and Christoper have with Nora and Pat?

4. What is Obi's response when he and Clara go walking and she suddenly announces they cannot marry?

5. How does the author make it clear that Obi's financial situation is deteriorating after Obi resists Mr. Mark's offer of a bribe?

(see the answer key)

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