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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 is said to be Susan’s eye color?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Hazel.

2. The phrase “Ada m bu Jomo” (18) most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Give this to Jomo.
(b) Bring me Jomo.
(c) I hate that Jomo.
(d) My name is Jomo.

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

4. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Dr. Patel drink?
(a) Fanta.
(b) Golden Guinea beer.
(c) Gin.
(d) Brandy.

5. Which of the following does Richard discuss with Clovis Bancroft?
(a) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Enugu.
(b) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Ohum.
(c) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Ezeagu.
(d) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Ngwo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Ugwu see Jomo kill?

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

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

5. 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?

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