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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. What was the nighttime entertainment in Giligili?
(a) A crazy old man's stories.
(b) Watching the fire burn.
(c) Squishing bugs.
(d) Killing rats.

2. For what does the young man apply at Chief Nanga's house at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) To be a gardener.
(b) To be a cook.
(c) To be a security guard.
(d) To be a chauffeur.

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

4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, Odili says: "It doesn't matter what you knew, but __________________"
(a) Who you knew.
(b) What you didn't know.
(c) Where you're known.
(d) Who knew you.

5. What is the name of the soloist mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Elsie.
(b) Voice box.
(c) Grammar-phone.
(d) Edna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name Elsie shouts out while making love to Odili?

3. Jokingly, Odili tells his houseboy, Peter, that the government passed a law saying people may only do what two times a day?

4. When does Odili's mother die?

5. What is the name of Chief Nanga's second wife-to-be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chief Nanga remember Odili?

2. Why is Odili's father hated?

3. Why is Mrs. Nanga concerned over her children losing their heritage?

4. What series of events leads up to Odili's disillusionment with the POP.?

5. On what does Odili focus during Chief Nanga's speech in Chapter 6?

6. How do Odili and Elsie meet?

7. What is significant about the languages spoken in the Nanga home?

8. How does Odili describe the way Jean acts toward Chief Nanga?

9. Why is Odili's next-door neighbor in college called "Irre"?

10. What personal goal does Odili not considering asking for help in achieving, as stated in Chapter 2?

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