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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. Which veteran civil servant is assigned to teach Obi about office administration?
(a) Mr. Okoli.
(b) Mr. Omo.
(c) Mr. Umuofia.
(d) Mr. Green.

2. 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.

3. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?
(a) They go dancing at Okoro.
(b) They go to Okala for a special dinner.
(c) They go to Ikeja for a special dinner.
(d) They go to the beach.

4. What expensive gadget owned by Okoli does Obi admire?
(a) A gramophone that changes records automatically.
(b) A television that records programs.
(c) A telephone that displays incoming calls.
(d) A radiogram that tapes and plays back conversations.

5. What is the name of Obi's houseboy?
(a) Zebedee.
(b) Zimonias.
(c) Zaccharia.
(d) Zaccheus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complaint does Obi make to Joseph about treatment he receives from the police when he goes out driving with Clara?

2. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?

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

4. How does the author prove the assertion that Obi has been homesick while studying in England when Obi is communicating with his villagers?

5. Why does Obi insist on moving in to stay with Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens at Obi's job interview with the Public Service Commission?

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

7. After arguing with Joseph, how does Obi first demonstrate the seriousness of his intentions to marry Clara?

8. What is the meaning of Obi's full name and why did his father give him this name?

9. Why does Obi accuse Joseph of having a colonial mentality When Obi and Joseph discuss Obi's job interview with the Public service Commission?

10. What contact has there been between Clara and Obi before being together in the Lagos slum where Clara has a dressmaker?

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