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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 Nicholas's wife?
(a) Kweku.
(b) Mariama.
(c) Ojiugo.
(d) Araminta.

2. Where do Obinize and Ifemelu attend university in Nigeria?
(a) Nsukka.
(b) Kano.
(c) Kaduna.
(d) Lafia.

3. Who is the black American man that Ifemelu meets on the train in Chapter 17?
(a) Jake.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Blaine.
(d) Roger.

4. What is the name of the man that lets Obinze use his NI number to gain work in Chapter 25?
(a) Curt.
(b) Vincent.
(c) Blaine.
(d) Nigel.

5. Where does Aunty Uju live in Chapter 17?
(a) Queens.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of his wages must Obinze give in exchange for using another man's NI number in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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