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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Who is the Nigerian man that Aunty Uju has begun seeing in Chapter 11?
(a) Ovidio.
(b) Bartholomew.
(c) Nigel.
(d) Chijioke.

5. What is Obinze's boss called in Chapter 2?
(a) The General.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Chief.
(d) The Tribesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Ifemelu been in America when she sends Obinze a text to say she is returning to Nigeria in Chapter 1?

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

3. For how long has Ifemelu lived with Blaine when she tells him she's moving back to Nigeria in Chapter 1?

4. Where do Obinize and Ifemelu attend university in Nigeria?

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

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