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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 17-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the city of New Haven smell like, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Hope.
(c) History.
(d) Prestige.

2. Who has purchased Aunty Uju's new house in Chapter 3?
(a) The Chief.
(b) Ranyinudo.
(c) Chijioke.
(d) The General.

3. What does the narrator describe in Ifemelu's soul in Chapter 1?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Cement.
(c) Iron.
(d) Tar.

4. What is the subject of Ifemelu's blog post in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) American Tribalism.
(b) Obama's Presidential Election.
(c) The World Trade Center attacks.
(d) Ralph Nader.

5. How does the General die?
(a) He dies in a car crash.
(b) He dies in a plane crash.
(c) He drowns in a river.
(d) He has a heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what Nigerian ethnic group is Ifemelu?

2. What advice does Obinze give to Ifemelu when her student records become frozen in Chapter 13?

3. Where is Ifemelu living in the beginning of Chapter 20?

4. What does the narrator describe Philadelphia as smelling like in Chapter 1?

5. What does the narrator describe Princeton as smelling like in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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