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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. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?
(a) Dettol.
(b) Old Spice.
(c) Dr. Teal's.
(d) Zote.

2. The phrase “the vulnerabilities he wore so openly knotted as his throat like a tie” (304) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

3. Which of the following does Ugwu see leaving Odenigbo’s room?
(a) Anulika.
(b) Adebayo.
(c) Amala.
(d) Achara.

4. The name “Ogbenyealu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Let’s watch and see what next God will bring.
(b) Not to Be Married to a Poor Man.
(c) God's gold.
(d) Hoped-for beloved of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?

2. Which of the following does Ugwu offer to bring to Olanna during her convalescence?

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. The comment about “the kind of woman whose sneeze, whose laugh and talk, would be soft as the under feathers closes to a chicken’s skin” (23) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following does Ugwu bring Olanna during her convalescence?

(see the answer key)

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