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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. What does Osita lie to his family about in Part II?
(a) His grades.
(b) Having a girlfriend.
(c) His financial situation.
(d) His housing situation.

2. What religion did Kavita convert to?
(a) Islam.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Lutheran.

3. Where does Osita spend the most time besides his own home?
(a) Juju's house.
(b) Ahunna's house.
(c) Elizabeth's house.
(d) Vivek's house.

4. In Chapter Ten, how does Vivek say he felt his whole life?
(a) Light.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Strange.

5. How does Kavita find out about Vivek's death?
(a) Someone leaves his body on her front step.
(b) The hospital calls her to tell her.
(c) Juju tells her.
(d) Osita tells her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls out of the book Osita thinks Vivek used to hide things in when he looks through it in Part I?

2. What does Vivek sometimes call Osita as a term of affection?

3. Where do Mary and Ekene live?

4. Where does Kavita want Vivek to go to college?

5. What happens on the day Vivek is born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significant lie does Osita tell his family in Part II?

2. What accounts for much of the tension between Kavita and Ekene in Part II?

3. What happens with the dowry Kavita's family wants to give to Chika and his family?

4. What happens when Vivek goes to Mary's church in Part II?

5. Why does Osita apologize to Vivek in Part II?

6. Who is one of the first women Chika is attracted to and why is this a problem?

7. How does Ahunna get the scar on her foot and what is unique about it?

8. Why does Osita start spending much more time at home in Part II?

9. What illness does Osita realize Vivek suffers from in Part I?

10. What does Maja's marital problem reveal about cultural attitudes towards women Nigeria?

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