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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pounds does each bus cost?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 60,000.

2. Who calls while Jean and Odili are making love?
(a) Chief Nanga.
(b) A government official.
(c) Elsie Jackson.
(d) John, Jean's husband.

3. Why does Chief Nanga not hire the young man at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He cannot cook African cuisine.
(b) He does not know how to drive a stick shift.
(c) He has a bad leg.
(d) He has never fired a gun.

4. What does Chief Nanga think of the president of the Writer's Society's dress?
(a) That it needs more shine.
(b) That it is ridiculous.
(c) That it is wonderful.
(d) That it looks too much like the national costume.

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

6. How does Jean look at Chief Nanga?
(a) Contemptuously.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Curiously.
(d) Flirtatiously.

7. To where does Chief Nanga invite Odili?
(a) The capital.
(b) Urua.
(c) Sudan.
(d) England.

8. What is the general feeling of the people toward Odili's father?
(a) Love.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Hatred.

9. Why does Chief Nanga seek a second wife?
(a) His first wife is barren.
(b) His first wife is not cultured enough.
(c) He wants a pretty, younger woman.
(d) His first wife is lazy and does not cook or clean.

10. To what do Odili and Jean dance?
(a) A highlife record.
(b) An African band.
(c) An American jazz record.
(d) A big-band swing record.

11. Odili finds Elsie's friend at the hospital -- intended for Chief Nanga -- to be:
(a) More attractive.
(b) Too old.
(c) Less attractive.
(d) Too fat.

12. What sort of event must Chief Nanga attend in Chapter 6?
(a) A Cabinet meeting.
(b) A book exhibition.
(c) A meeting at the U.S. Embassy.
(d) A theater production.

13. What, in Chief Nanga's days as a scoutmaster, is considered the "very acme of sophistication"?
(a) A white sash.
(b) A white helmet.
(c) Reading English books.
(d) A red dress.

14. What detail about one man's robes in Chapter 6 most catches Odili's attention?
(a) The robe's brilliant colors.
(b) The tailor's advertisement.
(c) The robe's eccentric patterning.
(d) The robe's poor quality.

15. What is Chief Nanga described as wearing when he exits his Cadillac at the school?
(a) Damask and gold chains.
(b) Boots and a hat.
(c) Leather and gold chains.
(d) Sunglasses and a sportcoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's most interesting claim about the his country?

2. What does Peter buy for his father?

3. What sort of degree is Chief Nanga to be awarded?

4. What is the nickname of Odili's former next-door neighbor in his university days?

5. Why has Odili lost his admiration for Chief Nanga?

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