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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7: Chapters 44-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of phone does Obinze have and check repeatedly in Chapter 42?
(a) An old rotary phone.
(b) An Android.
(c) A Blackberry.
(d) An iPhone.

2. What has Curt's family been for hundreds of years?
(a) Ranchers.
(b) Hoteliers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Bankers.

3. How is Obinze's wife described in the narrative?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Caustic.
(d) Agreeable.

4. Where is Boubacar from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Senegal.

5. What is demanded of Obinze by the immigration officer when he arrives in Lagos in Chapter 30?
(a) His birth certificate.
(b) Money.
(c) His passport.
(d) His ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What blog title is described in Chapter 42 as "the most personal post [Ifemelu] had written about the black American"?

2. What does Blaine do in reaction to the library guard who has been falsely arrested in Chapter 38?

3. What is the profession of Obinze's mother in Chapter 4?

4. What does the author employ as a symbol of a person's place in society in the narrative?

5. Who has purchased Aunty Uju's new house in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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