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

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

3. Who leaves the braiding shop to pick up food in Chapter 3?
(a) Tendai.
(b) Araminta.
(c) Mariama.
(d) Aunty Onenu.

4. Of what Nigerian ethnic group is Ifemelu?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Mande.
(c) Akan.
(d) Igbo.

5. What does the narrator describe Philadelphia as smelling like in Chapter 1?
(a) History.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the son Aunty Uju gives birth to in Chapter 6?

2. Where is Aunty Uju sent to give birth in Chapter 6?

3. What does the narrator describe in Ifemelu's soul in Chapter 1?

4. How does Ifemelu perceive her physique in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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