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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname does Ranyinudo call Ifemelu when she returns to Nigeria in Chapter 44?
(a) "Hillbilly."
(b) "Cowgirl."
(c) "Westerner."
(d) "Americanah."

2. Who says that African doctors should stay in Africa because they owe it to their country in Chapter 29?
(a) Cleotilde.
(b) Bartholomew.
(c) Alexa.
(d) The Chief.

3. What is the name of the man that Ranyinudo met and was attracted to at the wedding in Chapter 44?
(a) Ovidio.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Ndudi.
(d) Iloba.

4. How are Blaine's friends described in the narrative?
(a) They are academics.
(b) They are elitist bankers.
(c) They are working-class.
(d) They are artists.

5. What is the title of the blog that concludes Chapter 36?
(a) "Traveling While Black."
(b) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”
(c) “Friendly Tips for the American Non-Black: How to React to an American Black Talking About Blackness.”
(d) “Obama Can Win Only If He Remains the Magic Negro.”

6. What is the name of Emenike's wife?
(a) Georgina.
(b) Araminta.
(c) Cleotilde.
(d) Ojiugo.

7. Who among Ifemelu's old friends is described in Chapter 46 as "unrecognizable now, so fat that even her nose had changed shape"?
(a) Kosi.
(b) Tochi.
(c) Araminta.
(d) Tendai.

8. What is Ifemelu's impression of Lagos immediately after her return?
(a) Lagos is more beautiful than she remembered.
(b) Lagos has gotten less populated.
(c) Lagos is full of wealthy people.
(d) Lagos is dirty.

9. How are Blaine's eating habits described in Chapter 34?
(a) He eats only tacos.
(b) He has a raw and vegan diet.
(c) He eats fast food for every meal.
(d) He eats only organic food.

10. What is the name of Obinze's daughter?
(a) Tendai.
(b) Bucchi.
(c) Cleotilde.
(d) Onenu.

11. Where does Blaine live when he and Ifemelu become lovers?
(a) New Haven.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

12. What is the title of the blog post that concludes Chapter 35?
(a) “Obama Can Win Only If He Remains the Magic Negro.”
(b) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”
(c) "Just This Evening."
(d) “Why Dark-Skinned Black Women Both American and Non-American Love Barack Obama.”

13. What is the name of the blog that Ifemelu writes when she lives in America?
(a) "Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black."
(b) "The Future of Identity: Looking at Race, Class, and Money in America."
(c) "The Road to Perdition or the Road to Freedom."
(d) "The Bloggess."

14. Where is the woman from that claims she dated a white man and that race was never an issue in Chapter 31?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Haiti.

15. How does Aunty Uju describe her patients that have attempted suicide in Chapter 43?
(a) All middle-aged women.
(b) All males in their twenties.
(c) All white teenagers.
(d) All black teenagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose wedding has Ranyinudo just attended when she meets Ifemelu at the airport in Chapter 44?

2. Where has Ifelemu slept for three nights in the beginning of Chapter 43?

3. How is Dike's girlfriend described in Chapter 37?

4. How old does Dike become on his birthday in Chapter 43?

5. Where had Tochi lost her job, according to Ranyinudo in Chapter 44?

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