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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 descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?
(a) Illogically ugly.
(b) Logically ugly.
(c) Illogically pretty.
(d) Logically pretty.

2. Which of the following is Phyllis Okafor’s husband’s name?
(a) Nnesinachi.
(b) Nnanyelugo.
(c) Nnonobongo.
(d) Nnaemeka.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The word “omalicha” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

3. The comment that “she looked, for a moment, like a shapely spirit who had emerged from the sea” (115) offers an example of which of the following?

4. In which of the following cities does Olanna note having first met Odenigbo?

5. From which of the following does Phyllis Okafor hail?

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