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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. The comment that “They are killing us like ants” (181) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Litotes.

2. Which of the following kinds of tree grows in the square in Abba?
(a) Guava.
(b) Udala.
(c) Baobao.
(d) Peach.

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

4. Against which of the following European nations does the novel ascribe the establishment of Nigeria?
(a) Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany

5. The word “kedu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Are you awake?
(b) Are you there?
(c) Are you happy?
(d) Are you well?

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following streets does Odenigbo have a house in Nsukka?

2. How old does Richard report having been when he was orphaned?

3. Which of the following sports is Mohammed reported to play?

4. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Dr. Patel drink?

5. 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?

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