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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 old is Ifemelu when her mother cuts off all of her own hair?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 5.

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

3. What is the name of Obinze's wife in Chapter 2?
(a) Maria.
(b) Uju.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Kosi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the city of New Haven smell like, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. Why is Ifemelu's father fired from his job in Chapter 3?

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

4. Who is the braider's boyfriend that agrees to come to speak to Ifemelu at the shop in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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