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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 36-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Curt's mother compliment Ifemelu on when she meets her in Chapter 19?
(a) Her eyelashes.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her lips.
(d) Her skin tone.

2. What item is delivered by Obinze and his coworker to the elderly, disheveled man in Chapter 26?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) An oven.
(c) A piano.
(d) A refrigerator.

3. Of what Nigerian ethnic group is Ifemelu?
(a) Igbo.
(b) Hausa.
(c) Mande.
(d) Akan.

4. 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 her boyfriend told her to do so.
(d) Because she is interviewing for jobs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ifemelu do after her parents leave from their visit in Chapter 32?

2. How does Ifemelu perceive her physique in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Shan come to New York in Chapter 35?

4. What is the title of Ifemelu's blog post at the end of Chapter 20?

5. Who is Obinze arranged to marry in Chapter 23?

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