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

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

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

4. Who is the braider's boyfriend that agrees to come to speak to Ifemelu at the shop in Chapter 3?
(a) Chijioke.
(b) Ovidio.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Kweku.

5. Where does Ifemelu go in Chapter 1 to have her hair braided?
(a) Newark.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ifemelu do in preparation for a job interview in Chapter 19?

2. What does Jane say the biggest difference is between her home country and America in Chapter 10?

3. Why does Aunty Uju decide to relax her hair in Chapter 11?

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

5. Why did Ifemelu's mother cut off her hair?

(see the answer key)

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