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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Odili initially ask Peter to cook while Andrew Kadibe is visiting?
(a) Yams.
(b) Stew.
(c) Pork.
(d) Rice.

2. Jokingly, Odili tells his houseboy, Peter, that the government passed a law saying people may only do what two times a day?
(a) Leave their house.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Use the bathroom.

3. Finish the quote said by Odili in Chapter 1: "For what is modesty but ________________?"
(a) Great humility.
(b) Lack of self-consciousness.
(c) Inverted pride.
(d) Self-deprecation.

4. How long has it been since Odili last spoke with Chief Nanga?
(a) More than 15 years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

5. What is the nickname of Odili's former next-door neighbor in his university days?
(a) Rennie.
(b) Cooli.
(c) Diligent.
(d) Irre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter eventually cook for his master while Andrew Kadibe is visiting?

2. Why does Odili have his present teaching job instead of a civil-service job?

3. What is the name of the soloist mentioned in Chapter 1?

4. In what year does Odili become disillusioned with the POP?

5. Chapter 1 opens with Chief Nanga making an address at which school?

(see the answer key)

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