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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 31-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Ginika say is an insult in America but a compliment in Nigeria in Chapter 12?
(a) "Black."
(b) "Half-caste."
(c) "African."
(d) "Immigrant."

2. What is the name of the son Aunty Uju gives birth to in Chapter 6?
(a) Dike.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Curt.
(d) Iloba.

3. What happens to Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 20?
(a) It begins turning gray.
(b) It grows long.
(c) It begins falling out.
(d) It is braided into cornrows.

4. Why does Aunty Uju decide to relax her hair in Chapter 11?
(a) Because she is interviewing for jobs.
(b) Because her boyfriend told her to do so.
(c) Because she is returning to Nigeria.
(d) Because she is moving to California.

5. Where does Blaine live when he and Ifemelu become lovers?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Aunty Uju been in America in the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. How does the General die?

3. What job does Obinze take when he first arrives in England?

4. Who is the Englishman that Obinze befriends and that shows him around London in Chapter 26?

5. What film does Ifemelu watch in her History class in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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