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

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

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

4. Into which of the following levels of schooling does Odenigbo enroll Ugwu?
(a) Standard five.
(b) Standard two.
(c) Standard three.
(d) Standard four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following cities does Olanna note having first met Odenigbo?

2. The term “ike” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

3. Which of the following languages does Odenigbo speak to Ugwu?

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

5. The name “Ogbenyealu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

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