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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. Which of the following descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?
(a) Illogically ugly.
(b) Illogically pretty.
(c) Logically ugly.
(d) Logically pretty.

2. Which of the following does Richard buy on his way to weekend with Kainene?
(a) Groundnuts.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Plantains.
(d) Mangoes.

3. The comment that “They spurted hundreds of scattered bullets before dark balls rolled out from underneath, as if the planes were laying large eggs” (252) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

4. The term “ike” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Rear end.
(b) Right side.
(c) Left side.
(d) Front end.

5. What news does Olanna hope for when Odenigbo visits her apartment after his infidelity?
(a) Amala is pregnant.
(b) His mother is dead.
(c) Amala is dead.
(d) His mother is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following kinds of tree grows at Olanna and Odenigbo’s home in Abba?

2. The phrase “ola m” carries what meaning in the text?

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?

4. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?

5. Which of the following does Susan serve Richard after he returns from Martin’s wedding?

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