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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jean say sex means more to a woman than a man?
(a) It takes place inside her.
(b) It makes woman a part of man's world.
(c) Women become mothers through sex.
(d) Women have sex less frequently.

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

4. Where in the car does Elsie sit?
(a) Between Chief Nanga and Odili.
(b) By the right door.
(c) Up front.
(d) By the left door.

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

6. Where do Odili and Jean go after leaving Jean's house?
(a) To Urua.
(b) Through the streets of Bori.
(c) Immediately to Chief Nanga's house.
(d) To Anata.

7. Chief Nanga says the standard education he received is worth more than what today?
(a) A Cambridge degree
(b) A Yale degree.
(c) An Oxford degree.
(d) A Harvard degree.

8. What does the Senior Tutor take from the reception?
(a) A jug of palm wine.
(b) Principal Nwege's ring.
(c) A jug of beer.
(d) Two bottles of beer.

9. How long is Nwege's speech in Chapter 1?
(a) More than hour.
(b) More than 40 minutes.
(c) More than 20 minutes.
(d) Less than five minutes.

10. When does Odili's mother die?
(a) At childbirth.
(b) When he was 3.
(c) When he was 1.
(d) She is still alive.

11. What does Chief Nanga do to Principal Nwege after the speech?
(a) Flatters him.
(b) Praises him.
(c) Ignores him.
(d) Kicks him.

12. From where is Chief Nanga's second wife-to-be?
(a) Agaba.
(b) Bori.
(c) Urua.
(d) Anata.

13. How does Odili state his view of Elsie to Chief Nanga?
(a) He is serious about her.
(b) She is just a good-time girl.
(c) She is his best friend.
(d) He intends to marry her.

14. What is the name of the president of the Writer's Society?
(a) Mr. Iganu.
(b) Mr. Akilo.
(c) Mr. Jalio.
(d) Mr. Samalu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chief Nanga described as wearing when he exits his Cadillac at the school?

2. How many wives does Odili's father have before marrying Odili's mother?

3. Who resents Odili's favor with Chief Nanga?

4. Whom does Odili visit at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What was the nighttime entertainment in Giligili?

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