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

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

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

4. Why does Obinze avoid reading English newspapers in Chapter 27?
(a) He doesn't have enough money to buy them.
(b) His wife would be angry if she saw them.
(c) He can't stand English politics.
(d) The immigration articles frighten him.

5. 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"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Amy.
(d) Page.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ifemelu's impression of Lagos immediately after her return?

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

3. For how long do Ifemelu and Dike go away for his birthday in Chapter 43?

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 does the bookstore symbolize in Chapter 27?

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

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

4. What are Ifemelu's present circumstances like in Chapter 43? Where is she staying?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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