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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 meanings does Kainene ascribe to her own 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.

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

3. In which of the following departments at the university in Nsukka does Olanna note accepting a job?
(a) Physics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Sociology.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Prof. Ezeka drink?

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

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

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