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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ifemelu's father fired from his job in Chapter 3?
(a) Because he hit a man at work.
(b) Because he refuses to call his boss "Mummy."
(c) Because he was caught stealing.
(d) Because he is moving to America.

2. How does the General die?
(a) He drowns in a river.
(b) He dies in a car crash.
(c) He dies in a plane crash.
(d) He has a heart attack.

3. For how long has Ifemelu lived with Blaine when she tells him she's moving back to Nigeria in Chapter 1?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. What happens to Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 20?
(a) It is braided into cornrows.
(b) It begins falling out.
(c) It grows long.
(d) It begins turning gray.

5. What does Aunty Uju complain about Bartholomew regarding in Chapter 17?
(a) He is fat.
(b) He is never home.
(c) He is lazy.
(d) He is physically abusive.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author employ as a symbol of a person's place in society in the narrative?

4. Where does Aunty Uju move when she leaves Bartholomew in Chapter 21?

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

(see the answer key)

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