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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Ifemelu's blog post at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) "Just This Evening."
(b) “Friendly Tips for the American Non-Black: How to React to an American Black Talking About Blackness.”
(c) “Why Dark-Skinned Black Women Both American and Non-American Love Barack Obama.”
(d) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”

2. What advice does Obinze give to Ifemelu to help her understand American culture in Chapter 14?
(a) To watch American television shows.
(b) To relocate to Mississippi.
(c) To read American books.
(d) To listen to American music.

3. How does the General die?
(a) He drowns in a river.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He dies in a plane crash.
(d) He dies in a car crash.

4. What term does Ginika say is an insult in America but a compliment in Nigeria in Chapter 12?
(a) "African."
(b) "Half-caste."
(c) "Black."
(d) "Immigrant."

5. Who is the Nigerian man that Aunty Uju has begun seeing in Chapter 11?
(a) Ovidio.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Chijioke.
(d) Bartholomew.

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

7. What film does Ifemelu watch in her History class in Chapter 14?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) Schindler's List.
(c) Roots.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

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

9. At whose house is the party where Obinze and Ifemelu meet?
(a) At Mariama's house.
(b) At Kayode's house.
(c) At Curt's house.
(d) At Nigel's house.

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

11. Why did Ifemelu's mother cut off her hair?
(a) Because she became religious.
(b) Because she was moving to America.
(c) Because her husband asked her to do so.
(d) Because she had lice.

12. Who does the narrator describe Obinze running into at the mall and her fawning over him due to his new-found wealth in Chapter 2?
(a) Ojiugo.
(b) Ranyinudo.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Araminta.

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

14. How many comments trailed Ifemelu's last blog post, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 274.
(b) 20.
(c) 36.
(d) 185.

15. What has Curt's family been for hundreds of years?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Ranchers.
(c) Hoteliers.
(d) Politicians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the Englishman that Obinze befriends and that shows him around London in Chapter 26?

3. Where does Aunty Uju move when she leaves Bartholomew in Chapter 21?

4. Where does Obinze work for Roy Snell in Chapter 26?

5. Of what Nigerian ethnic group is Ifemelu?

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