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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Early Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom of the following secures lodging for Olanna and Odenigbo after they depart Abba?
(a) Acahara.
(b) Aniekwena.
(c) Adebayo.
(d) Anulika.

2. The comment that “her life in Nsukka felt like being immersed in a mesh of soft feathers” (65) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

3. Ugwu’s comment that “Whenever he drained a pot of boiled beans, he thought of the slimy sink as a politician” (159) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Simile.

4. To which of the following European nations does the novel ascribe the establishment of Nigeria?
(a) Britain.
(b) Germany
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

5. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?
(a) Umuahia.
(b) Ugwunagbo.
(c) Obingwa.
(d) Ikuwano.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Olanna assert Odenigbo owes an apology?

2. The word “kedu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

3. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?

4. The phrase “ezi okwu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

5. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?

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