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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Ifemelu perceive her physique in Chapter 1?
(a) She believes she is thin.
(b) She believes she is petite.
(c) She believes she is lanky.
(d) She believes she is fat.

4. What percentage of his wages must Obinze give in exchange for using another man's NI number in Chapter 25?
(a) 25%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 15%.

5. 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.

6. What health issue does Ifemelu mistaken for pregnancy in Chapter 7?
(a) Ulcer.
(b) An appendicitis.
(c) Aortic aneurism.
(d) Diverticulitis.

7. What does the city of New Haven smell like, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Prestige.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Hope.
(d) History.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is Obinze's wife described in the narrative?

4. Who is Obinze supposed to be on a date with at the party when he meets Ifemelu?

5. What does Jane say the biggest difference is between her home country and America in Chapter 10?

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