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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the courtroom packed with spectators at Obi Okonkwo's trial?
(a) Because he has taken so many bribes.
(b) Because he has such a prominent position in the civil service.
(c) Because of Obi's prominence as a young scholar educated at the expense of many poor Africans.
(d) Because he is a member of prominent political party.

2. Why is Obi's description of the streets and market in the Lagos slum ironic?
(a) It is the same life to which Obi must return after being educated.
(b) It is a far cry from the sweet Nigeria about which he writes a nostalgic poem in England.
(c) It is nothing like his life in England.
(d) It has not changed in all the years Obi has been away.

3. What is special about Obi's arrival in Onitsha, a few miles from his village?
(a) Everyone stays home from school and work to meet Obi.
(b) His father hires a bus to take all the relatives to meet him.
(c) Village elders send a pleasure car to meet him on this special occasion.
(d) Obi's visit causes a few stares but most people go about their normal business.

4. How does Joseph react to Obi telling him about the incident at the interview that causes Obi to accuse him of having a colonial mentality?
(a) Joseph advises Obi to get a job before arguing with commissioners.
(b) Joseph says Obi will pay for his disrespect to the interviewers.
(c) Joseph says that people needing jobs cannot afford to anger employers.
(d) Joseph advises Obi to aologize to the interviewing panel.

5. What is Obi told about the many dead dogs in the street when he visits the slum in Lagos?
(a) They are part of the "Old Nigeria" that Obi has forgotten.
(b) There is no government agency to move them.
(c) It is good luck to kill a dog with one's new car but bad luck to kill a duck.
(d) They are injured by bad drivers who do not pick them up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joseph respond upon hearing that Obi has purchased a ring for Clara?

2. As the celebration continues, how does the author use an argument about kola nuts to reveal the clash between Christian beliefs and folklore?

3. How does Obi react to a song that the traders are singing while continuing his journey home on the wagon?

4. According to the stories shared by Obi and Joseph, to which international leader did Obi write a letter while in school?

5. Where does Obi first articulate his theory about corruption in Nigeria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event foreshadows Obi's experiences with bribery when the boat bringing Clara and Obi back from England docks at Lagos?

2. What immediate effect does Obi's new job have on his financial status and on Clara?

3. When Joseph reacts to hearing that Clara is an osu, how does Obi demonstrate his strong feelings about the matter?

4. What makes Obi especially interested in a new arrival at the Pine Grove while he and Joseph are there?

5. What internal conflict does Obi experience while he is on his first visit with his father at home?

6. What sights does Obi observe and how does he respond When Obi returns to Lagos from England and visits a Lagos slum?

7. What warning does the Rev. Samuel Ikedi give to Obi On the occasion of the banquet that Obi's father Isaac hold for him before he goes to study in England,?

8. How does Obi first disappoint the Umuofian progressive Union and the poor Umuofians who tax themselves heavily to send Obi to England to become a lawyer?

9. What are the main events involving Obi at the December meeting of the UPU attended by Joseph and Obi?

10. What spoils his homecoming when Obi arrives home in Umuofia?

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