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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television stations does Ranyinudo say she watches mostly in Chapter 44?
(a) Style and E!.
(b) MSNBC and FOX News.
(c) A&E and Nickelodeon.
(d) NTA and PBS.

2. What weekly treat if Obinze enjoying in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) A cupcake.
(b) Fine wine.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) Expensive coffee.

3. What is the name of Blaine's sister?
(a) Shan.
(b) Mariama.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Ginika.

4. What does Ifemelu write she's going to do at the end of the blog post Obinze reads in Chapter 42?
(a) Go on a date.
(b) Make tea.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Get a massage.

5. For how long do Ifemelu and Dike go away for his birthday in Chapter 43?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Boubacar work as a professor?

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

3. Where is the woman from that claims she dated a white man and that race was never an issue in Chapter 31?

4. Who is Blaine's ex-girlfriend that reads one of Ifemelu's blog posts at the party in Chapter 36?

5. Who says at the dinner party in Chapter 29 that in America blacks and whites work together, but don’t play together and that in England it is just the opposite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the root of Ifemelu's discomfort around Paula in the narrative?

2. What argument do Ifemelu and Curt have regarding women's magazines in Part 4?

3. How does Emenike respond when Obinze requests to see him in London? Why?

4. Why does Ifemelu argue with the Haitian woman in Chapter 31?

5. What history do Obinze and Emenike have? What connects these characters?

6. What is foreshadowed through Obinze's and Ifemelu's correspondence in Chapter 42?

7. How is Esther described in the narrative? What other characters in the novel does Esther resemble?

8. How has Aunty Uju's life changed in Chapter 32?

9. What ideas are addressed regarding African immigration at Emenike's dinner party?

10. How are Ranyinudo's perceptions of gender roles demonstrated in Part 7?

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