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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. Where is Obinze transferred to a cell where the conditions are deplorable in Chapter 30?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Dover.
(d) London.

2. What is Shan's party referred to as in Chapter 37?
(a) A salon.
(b) A barbecue.
(c) A ball.
(d) A wine-tasting.

3. Who is Shan's boyfriend that calls Blaine's home in Chapter 40?
(a) Kweku.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Iloba.
(d) Ovidio.

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

5. What magazine does Aunty Onenu compare Zoe to in Chapter 45?
(a) Glass.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) Teen.
(d) Elle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Ifemelu been dating Blaine when she moves in with him in Chapter 34?

2. Who returns from a medical mission in Nigeria to spend time with Dike in Chapter 43?

3. Where does Boubacar encourage Ifemelu to apply for a fellowship in Chapter 38?

4. What crime has Dike been accused of committing in Chapter 39?

5. Where does Blaine live when he and Ifemelu become lovers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing can be seen in Ifemelu's relationship with Blaine in Chapter 36?

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

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

4. How is the theme of identity connected to Ifelemu's relationship with Blaine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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