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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. 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) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

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

3. Which of the following does Ugwu see Jomo kill?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

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

5. Which of the following universities does Odenigbo note is represented in Nsukka?
(a) Iowa State University.
(b) Louisiana State University.
(c) Michigan State University.
(d) Texas State University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following sports does Odenigbo report playing?

2. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?

3. Which of the following schools does Kainene note she and Olanna attended?

4. Which of the following does Richard discuss with Clovis Bancroft?

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

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