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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Headstrong Historian".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” why does Odofile tell Chinaza to stop cooking African food?
(a) He cannot afford the imported ingredients.
(b) He does not want them to be known as foreigners.
(c) He thinks Nigerian food is for peasants.
(d) He cannot get to the African store for her produce.

2. In “Imitation,” what were the masks used for?
(a) Human sacrifices.
(b) Terrifying subjects.
(c) Negotiating treaties.
(d) Warding off evil.

3. In “Cell One,” why was Nnamabia arrested the second time?
(a) Suspicion of being a gang member.
(b) For lying to the police.
(c) More thefts.
(d) For his opposition to the government.

4. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” when does the thing around Akunna’s neck start to let go?
(a) When she is in a relationship with her boyfriend.
(b) When she sends gifts home.
(c) When she sends money home.
(d) When she graduates from community college.

5. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what do all Americans have, according to Akunna’s relatives in Nigeria?
(a) A credit card and a good job.
(b) A second home.
(c) A lover and a spouse.
(d) A car and a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what were Professor Nwoye and the other faculty fleeing when they saw Ikenna?

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna not write to her family back in Nigeria?

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is the workshop leader?

4. In “Ghosts,” when did Professor Nwoye and his wife return to their home, after fleeing?

5. In “Cell One,” who did the Nsukka families blame the thefts on?

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