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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 is the subject of Ifemelu's blog in the end of Chapter 37?
(a) Hillary Clinton's candidacy for President.
(b) The World Trade Center attacks.
(c) American views on immigration.
(d) Obama as a biracial man.

2. What area is described in Chapter 47 as "the old Lagos, a slice of the past, a temple to the faded splendor of the colonial years"?
(a) Dutse.
(b) Onikan.
(c) Bauchi.
(d) Akure.

3. What reason does Ifemelu give Ginika for having broken up with Curt in Chapter 31?
(a) He is lazy and ineffectual.
(b) He doesn't make enough money.
(c) She didn't feel about him the way she wanted to.
(d) Curt cheated on her.

4. Through what organization does Aunty Uju say she met Kweku in Chapter 32?
(a) Doctors Without Borders.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) African Doctors for Africa.
(d) The World Health Organization.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Blaine's best friend from high school that comes to visit in Chapter 34?

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

3. What is the name of the blog that Ifemelu writes when she lives in America?

4. Where does Ifemelu take Dike for his birthday in Chapter 43?

5. How is Ifemelu labeled after her first diversity conference?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Obinze's emotions revealed through his actions in Chapter 42?

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

4. What aspects of Lagos surprise Ifemelu when she returns in Part 7?

5. Why does the author employ flashbacks in Chapter 31? How do flashbacks enhance the reader's experience?

6. How is the motif of accents addressed by Ranyinudo in Part 7?

7. How are the concepts of race and class in England and America compared in the narrative?

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

9. What is symbolized by Ifemely's invitation for Dike to visit her in Nigeria?

10. How would you describe Ifemelu's employer and boss at Zoe magazine?

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