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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Late Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following cities does Olanna note having first met Odenigbo?
(a) Ibadan.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Nsukka.
(d) Kano.

2. To which of the following markets in Lagos does Olanna take the pregnant Arize?
(a) Shop-a-way.
(b) King’s Corner.
(c) Safeway.
(d) Kingsway.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Olanna note spreads across the floor of the train she takes back to Nsukka after the second coup?

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

4. The comment that “They have not said they are dying of hunger” (47) offers an example of which of the following?

5. The word “kedu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

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