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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part 1: The Early Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following languages does Odenigbo speak to Ugwu?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Igbo.
(d) Amharic.

2. In which of the following cities does Olanna note having first met Odenigbo?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) Ibadan.
(d) Kano.

3. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?
(a) Old Spice.
(b) Zote.
(c) Dettol.
(d) Dr. Teal's.

4. By which of the following names does Ugwu note Nnesinachi sometimes calls him?
(a) Chejna.
(b) Chioke.
(c) Anulika.
(d) Odenigbo.

5. 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?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Okeoma drink?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following is said to be Susan’s eye color?

5. In which of the following does Richard note having lived?

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