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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. Over which of the following commodities does Kainene assert Nigeria fights to reclaim Biafra?
(a) Coal.
(b) Tin.
(c) Gold.
(d) Oil.

2. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?
(a) Boxing lessons.
(b) Wrestling lessons.
(c) Archery lessons.
(d) Shooting lessons.

3. Which of the following meanings does Kainene ascribe to Olanna’s name?
(a) Let’s watch and see what next God will bring.
(b) Hoped-for beloved of God.
(c) God’s gold.
(d) Not to Be Married to a Poor Man.

4. Which of the following is approximately how many Igbo are reported killed in Maiduguri?
(a) 750.
(b) 250.
(c) 1000.
(d) 500.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “His complexion was very dark, like old bark” (4) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following meanings does Kainene ascribe to her own name?

3. To which of the following European nations does the novel ascribe the establishment of Nigeria?

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 sports does Odenigbo report playing?

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