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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 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

2. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?
(a) Umuahia.
(b) Ikuwano.
(c) Obingwa.
(d) Ugwunagbo.

3. The word “nkem” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Beloved.
(c) My own.
(d) My love.

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

5. The comment that “They spurted hundreds of scattered bullets before dark balls rolled out from underneath, as if the planes were laying large eggs” (252) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Ugwu offer to bring to Olanna during her convalescence?

3. In which of the following fields does Nnawkanze work?

4. To which of the following is Nzeogwu reported to have traveled?

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?

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