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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 schools does Kainene note she and Olanna attended?
(a) Heathgrove.
(b) Groveheath.
(c) Grovegarden.
(d) Heatherdell.

2. In which of the following does Richard note having lived?
(a) Norbury.
(b) Hardwick.
(c) Lea.
(d) Wentnor.

3. The phrase “a new country, which would be named after the bay, the Bight of Biafra” (198) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Alliteration.

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

5. In which of the following departments at the university in Nsukka does Olanna note accepting a job?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Physics.
(d) Sociology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Olanna receive when Odenigbo visits her apartment after his infidelity?

2. In which of the following societies does Olanna take office?

3. To which of the following festivals does Ugwu take Richard?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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