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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. Why did Ifemelu's mother cut off her hair?
(a) Because she became religious.
(b) Because her husband asked her to do so.
(c) Because she was moving to America.
(d) Because she had lice.

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

3. What is the name of the son Aunty Uju gives birth to in Chapter 6?
(a) Nigel.
(b) Iloba.
(c) Dike.
(d) Curt.

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

5. How does Ifemelu perceive her physique in Chapter 1?
(a) She believes she is thin.
(b) She believes she is lanky.
(c) She believes she is fat.
(d) She believes she is petite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ifemelu go in Chapter 1 to have her hair braided?

2. How does the General die?

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

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

5. What is the name of the woman who braids Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 1?

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