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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dike say his camp counselor refused to give him because he didn't believe he needed it in Chapter 17?
(a) Sunscreen.
(b) A ride to school.
(c) A tent.
(d) A bathroom pass.

2. Where is Aunty Uju sent to give birth in Chapter 6?
(a) To Canada.
(b) To France.
(c) To the United States.
(d) To the United Kingdom.

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

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

5. What does Obinze's friend call the elderly, disheveled man that they make a delivery to in Chapter 26?
(a) "A hobby-horse."
(b) "A sot."
(c) "A real gent."
(d) "A wicked geezer."

6. What does the narrator describe Princeton as smelling like in Chapter 1?
(a) Hope.
(b) Prestige.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

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

10. Who has purchased Aunty Uju's new house in Chapter 3?
(a) Ranyinudo.
(b) The Chief.
(c) Chijioke.
(d) The General.

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

12. For how long has Aunty Uju been in America in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of Obinze's wife in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does Mariama's customer say Nigerians are known for being in Chapter 18?

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

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