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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 is the title of the blog post that concludes Chapter 35?
(a) “Obama Can Win Only If He Remains the Magic Negro.”
(b) "Just This Evening."
(c) “Why Dark-Skinned Black Women Both American and Non-American Love Barack Obama.”
(d) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”

2. How does Obinze contact Tendai in Chapter 27?
(a) He writes her a letter.
(b) He sends her a text message.
(c) He calls her.
(d) He sends her a telegram.

3. Who is Obinze arranged to marry in Chapter 23?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Araminta.
(c) Ojiugo.
(d) Cleotilde.

4. At whose house is the party where Obinze and Ifemelu meet?
(a) At Curt's house.
(b) At Mariama's house.
(c) At Kayode's house.
(d) At Nigel's house.

5. What is the profession of Obinze's mother in Chapter 4?
(a) She is a hairstylist.
(b) She is a banker.
(c) She is a jeweler.
(d) She is a professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Obinze's wife described in the narrative?

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

3. Who among Dike's friends bursts out sobbing and says to Ifemelu in Chapter 43, “I just can’t believe he didn’t reach out to me"?

4. What is Shan's party referred to as in Chapter 37?

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

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