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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe Philadelphia as smelling like in Chapter 1?
(a) Hope.
(b) History.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Nothing.

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

3. What is Obinze's boss called in Chapter 2?
(a) The General.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Tribesman.
(d) The Chief.

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

5. Where does Aunty Uju move when she leaves Bartholomew in Chapter 21?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Willow.
(d) Philadelphia.

6. Where has Obinze moved to Lagos from in Chapter 4?
(a) Ogbomoso.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) Jos.
(d) Onitsha.

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

8. Why does Obinze seek an arranged marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) To gain British citizenship.
(b) To gain American citizenship.
(c) To attain money through inheritance.
(d) To obtain a college degree.

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

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

11. Which of his friends does Obinze call first for help in getting an NI number and work when he arrives in England?
(a) Chijioke.
(b) Mariama.
(c) Kweku.
(d) Emenike.

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

13. What is the subject of Ifemelu's blog post in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) The World Trade Center attacks.
(b) Obama's Presidential Election.
(c) American Tribalism.
(d) Ralph Nader.

14. How is Curt related to Kimberly?
(a) He is her uncle.
(b) He is her brother.
(c) He is her father.
(d) He is her son.

15. What does Ifemelu do in preparation for a job interview in Chapter 19?
(a) She has her hair braided.
(b) She relaxes her hair.
(c) She cuts off her hair.
(d) She goes on a diet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aunty Uju complain about Bartholomew regarding in Chapter 17?

3. Where does Ifemelu go in Chapter 1 to have her hair braided?

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

5. For how long has Ifemelu lived with Blaine when she tells him she's moving back to Nigeria in Chapter 1?

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