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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Early Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Ugwu enjoy physical intimacy?
(a) Anulika.
(b) Okeke.
(c) Chinyere.
(d) Chioke.

2. Which of the following is Olanna drinking when she learns of the second soup?
(a) Oat milk.
(b) Goat milk.
(c) Rice milk.
(d) Almond milk.

3. The phrase “a flat, sallow gray, like a poorly wiped blackboard” (196) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

4. The comment that “They spurted hundreds of scattered bullets before dark balls rolled out from underneath, as if the planes were laying large eggs” (252) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Which of the following does Olanna note spreads across the floor of the train she takes back to Nsukka after the second coup?
(a) Blood.
(b) Bile.
(c) Urine.
(d) Saliva.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following does Phyllis Okafor hail?

2. The word “omalicha” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

3. Which of the following novels does Ugwu attempt to study on the night of the initial coup in Nigeria?

4. The word “ndo” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

5. The comment that “she looked, for a moment, like a shapely spirit who had emerged from the sea” (115) offers an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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