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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Late Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is interred in place of the slain customs officer Richard had met on his way back from Martin’s wedding?
(a) A medical textbook.
(b) A romance novel.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A civil service exam book.

2. 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) Simile.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. With which of the following does Harrison boast of cooking for Richard?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Beets.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Leeks.

4. Which of the following novels does Ugwu attempt to study on the night of the initial coup in Nigeria?
(a) Jude the Obscure.
(b) Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
(c) Return of the Native.
(d) The Mayor of Casterbridge.

5. The comment that “he felt like an understudy who hoped the actor would not show up” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By which of the following names does Ugwu note Nnesinachi sometimes calls him?

3. Which of the following does Richard buy on his way to weekend with Kainene?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?

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