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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many comments trailed Ifemelu's last blog post, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 36.
(b) 274.
(c) 20.
(d) 185.

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

3. Where does Aunty Uju have a new house in Chapter 3?
(a) Obalende.
(b) Alimosho.
(c) Dolphin Island.
(d) Lekki Peninsula.

4. Where does Ifemelu go in Chapter 1 to have her hair braided?
(a) Newark.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Trenton.

5. For how long has Ifemelu lived with Blaine when she tells him she's moving back to Nigeria in Chapter 1?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Blaine's home located in Chapter 1?

2. Who takes Ifemelu aside and talks to her about safe sex in Chapter 5?

3. At whose house is the party where Obinze and Ifemelu meet?

4. Why did Ifemelu's mother cut off her hair?

5. Who does the narrator describe Obinze running into at the mall and her fawning over him due to his new-found wealth in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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