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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 demanded of Obinze by the immigration officer when he arrives in Lagos in Chapter 30?
(a) His ring.
(b) His birth certificate.
(c) His passport.
(d) Money.

2. What leads to Ifemelu's and Curt's breakup in Chapter 31?
(a) Ifemelu has gotten pregnant.
(b) Curt has cheated on Ifemelu.
(c) Ifemelu has cheated on Curt.
(d) Ifemelu has decided to move to Nigeria.

3. 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) Haiti.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Kansas.

4. When Emenike meets Obinze in Chapter 29, he gives him an envelope of money. How much money is in the envelope compared to how much Obinze asked to borrow?
(a) There is one third as much money as Obinze asked for.
(b) There is half as much money as Obinze asked for.
(c) There is twice as much money as Obinze asked for.
(d) There is three times as much money as Obinze asked for.

5. Where does Ranyinudo say guys buy houses after they've committed fraud in America and England in Chapter 44?
(a) Victoria Garden City.
(b) Ibadan.
(c) Benin City.
(d) Calabar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Obinze transferred to a cell where the conditions are deplorable in Chapter 30?

3. What is Priye's profession in Chapter 44?

4. Who among Dike's friends bursts out sobbing and says to Ifemelu in Chapter 43, “I just can’t believe he didn’t reach out to me"?

5. How does Obinze contact Tendai in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Obinze affected by his conversation with the woman at the bookstore in Chapter 27?

4. What connection does Ifemelu reach with Aisha in Chapter 41? What does this foreshadow?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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