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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 sports does Odenigbo report playing?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Golf.
(d) Polo.

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

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

4. 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) Simile.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

5. How old does Richard report having been when he was orphaned?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following meanings does Kainene ascribe to Olanna’s name?

3. Which of the following universities does Odenigbo note is represented in Nsukka?

4. The phrase “Ada m bu Jomo” (18) most nearly means which of the following?

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

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