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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 Princeton as smelling like in Chapter 1?
(a) Prestige.
(b) Hope.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does the organization name ASA stand for in Chapter 14?
(a) African Students Association.
(b) American Students of African Families.
(c) American Student Association.
(d) African Students Abroad.

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

4. What is the profession of Obinze's mother in Chapter 4?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a jeweler.
(c) She is a hairstylist.
(d) She is a professor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What advice does Obinze give to Ifemelu when her student records become frozen in Chapter 13?

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

5. How old is Ifemelu when her mother cuts off all of her own hair?

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