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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Obinze meet with to set up an arranged marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) The Namibians.
(b) The French.
(c) The Angolans.
(d) The Haitians.

2. What language does Nicholas speak at home with his children in Chapter 24?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Igbo.
(d) French.

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

4. 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) Obinze.
(b) Chijioke.
(c) Ranyinudo.
(d) Emenike.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What does the organization name ASA stand for in Chapter 14?
(a) African Students Abroad.
(b) African Students Association.
(c) American Student Association.
(d) American Students of African Families.

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

10. What is the profession of Obinze's mother in Chapter 4?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a jeweler.
(c) She is a hairstylist.
(d) She is a professor.

11. What happens to Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 20?
(a) It begins turning gray.
(b) It grows long.
(c) It is braided into cornrows.
(d) It begins falling out.

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

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

14. What does the narrator describe in Ifemelu's soul in Chapter 1?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Cement.
(c) Iron.
(d) Tar.

15. How old is Ifemelu when her mother cuts off all of her own hair?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sport does Ifemelu play with Dike when she visits in Chapter 17?

3. Who leaves the braiding shop to pick up food in Chapter 3?

4. What does the narrator describe Philadelphia as smelling like in Chapter 1?

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

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