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

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

3. The comment that “They have not said they are dying of hunger” (47) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Conceit.

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

5. Which of the following does Richard buy on his way to weekend with Kainene?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Mangoes.
(c) Groundnuts.
(d) Plantains.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the following university departments does Ugwu’s aunt work?

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

3. With which of the following does Harrison boast of cooking for Richard?

4. To which of the following levels of schooling had Ugwu attained before entering Odenigbo’s service?

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

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