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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. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Neil discipline Josh?
(a) By taking time outs.
(b) By explaining why something is wrong.
(c) By hitting him.
(d) By spanking him.

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika ask the woman to give her?
(a) Her hand bag.
(b) Her oranges.
(c) Her scarf.
(d) Her necklace.

3. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?
(a) London.
(b) University of Lagos.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Nsukka.

4. In “Imitation,” when the story opens, how far off is Obiora’s next visit?
(a) Months.
(b) A few days.
(c) A week.
(d) A few weeks.

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Tracy lose Kamara’s interest?
(a) She ignores her in favor of Maren.
(b) She insults Kamara’s shape.
(c) She pretends that she never invited Kamara to pose for her.
(d) She makes the same invitation to Maren.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” what is it that gets Nnamabia beaten and moved to Cell One?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what amuses Kamara about the phrase “cooking dinner” in the U.S. (80)?

3. In “Imitation,” what are the features of the Benin mask Nkem is looking at while her friend tells her about her husband’s infidelity?

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what phrase almost prevented Kamara getting the babysitting job?

5. In “A Private Experience,” what religious item does Chika carry, even though she says she does not believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” how does the story characterize the difference between Chika and the Hausa woman?

2. In “Ghosts,” what is the business Professor Nwoye has come to the university to see about?

3. In “Imitation,” what is the importance of the Benin masks in Nkem’s house?

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Edward’s wife Isabel get on Ujunwa’s wrong side?

5. What is the setting for "A Private Experience"?

6. In “Ghosts,” what is the custom Professor Nwoye feels he should follow, when he sees his old colleague Ikenna Okoro, and what does he do?

7. In “Imitation,” what does Obiora feel about the children preserving Nigerian customs in America?

8. In “A Private Experience,” what is the private experience referred to in the title?

9. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what gaffe did Kamara make, that she thought would prevent her from getting the job babysitting Josh?

10. In “Ghosts,” whose ghost does Professor Nwoye also see?

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