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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 17-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe Princeton as smelling like in Chapter 1?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Prestige.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Hope.

2. Why does Aunty Uju decide to relax her hair in Chapter 11?
(a) Because she is moving to California.
(b) Because she is returning to Nigeria.
(c) Because she is interviewing for jobs.
(d) Because her boyfriend told her to do so.

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

4. For how long has Aunty Uju been in America in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. What does Jane say the biggest difference is between her home country and America in Chapter 10?
(a) Marriages are more difficult in America.
(b) Children are harder to control in America.
(c) Television is better in America.
(d) There are more guns in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Ginika say is an insult in America but a compliment in Nigeria in Chapter 12?

2. Where does Aunty Uju live in Chapter 17?

3. Who is Obinze supposed to be on a date with at the party when he meets Ifemelu?

4. What does Aunty Uju complain about Bartholomew regarding in Chapter 17?

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

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