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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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"?
2. What is demanded of Obinze by the immigration officer when he arrives in Lagos in Chapter 30?
3. Where is Obinze taking a train to when he finds himself surrounded by Nigerians in Chapter 27?
4. Where does Dike tell Ifemelu she should go in the end of Chapter 43?
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 foreshadowing can be seen in Ifemelu's relationship with Blaine in Chapter 36?
2. What aspects of Lagos surprise Ifemelu when she returns in Part 7?
3. How does Emenike respond when Obinze requests to see him in London? Why?
4. What connection does Ifemelu reach with Aisha in Chapter 41? What does this foreshadow?
5. What ideas are addressed regarding African immigration at Emenike's dinner party?
6. What argument do Ifemelu and Curt have regarding women's magazines in Part 4?
7. How is Obinze affected by his conversation with the woman at the bookstore in Chapter 27?
8. Why does Ifemelu argue with the Haitian woman in Chapter 31?
9. What issues does Shan describe with her editor and the publication of her book?
10. Why does the author employ flashbacks in Chapter 31? How do flashbacks enhance the reader's experience?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss perceptions of race in America versus in England and in Nigeria. What does Ifemelu mean when she implies that she was not “black” until she came to America? How does Ginika describe perceptions of race in the U.S.? Do you agree or disagree with her observations? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nonlinear nature of the narrative in Americanah. What storyline takes place in the present tense? How and why does the author employ flashbacks and flash-forwards in the telling of the story? How do you think the novel would differ if the events of the story were related in a linear timeline?
Essay Topic 3
What propels Ifemelu’s decision to return to Nigeria? How do Americans in the narrative respond when they learn that Ifemelu is returning to her home country? Why? How does Ifemelu feel about her decision?
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