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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Obinze's wife described in the narrative?
(a) Agreeable.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Overbearing.
(d) Caustic.

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

4. How many roommates does Ifemelu have at her new apartment in Chapter 12?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What is Aunty Uju studying to become in America in Chapter 8?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A banker.
(c) An actor.
(d) A doctor.

6. Who is Obinze arranged to marry in Chapter 23?
(a) Ojiugo.
(b) Cleotilde.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Araminta.

7. Where does Aunty Uju have a new house in Chapter 3?
(a) Lekki Peninsula.
(b) Dolphin Island.
(c) Alimosho.
(d) Obalende.

8. What job does Obinze take when he first arrives in England?
(a) An educational tutoring job.
(b) A bathroom janitor job.
(c) A factory job.
(d) A banking position.

9. Who takes Ifemelu aside and talks to her about safe sex in Chapter 5?
(a) Ifemelu's mother.
(b) Obinze's mother.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Aunty Uju.

10. Who leaves the braiding shop to pick up food in Chapter 3?
(a) Tendai.
(b) Mariama.
(c) Aunty Onenu.
(d) Araminta.

11. What is the name of the woman who braids Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 1?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Uju.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sarina.

12. Who says in Chapter 5 that he doesn’t have a passport now, but his father has promised him one when he goes to America for university?
(a) Ranyinudo.
(b) Emenike.
(c) Obinze.
(d) Chijioke.

13. Where does Ginika meet Ifemelu at the bus station in Chapter 12?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Newark.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Trenton.

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

15. What is the name of Nicholas's wife?
(a) Kweku.
(b) Mariama.
(c) Araminta.
(d) Ojiugo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the black American man that Ifemelu meets on the train in Chapter 17?

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

4. How does the General die?

5. Who does Obinze meet with to set up an arranged marriage in Chapter 23?

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