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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. The comment that “to cook with the peels was like choosing the hairy skin of a goat rather than the meat” (261) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

2. Which of the following languages does Odenigbo speak to Ugwu?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Amharic.
(d) Igbo.

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

4. With which of the following does Harrison boast of cooking for Richard?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Leeks.
(c) Beets.
(d) Carrots.

5. To which of the following does Richard submit his first article about the violence in Nigeria?
(a) The Herald.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Independent.
(d) The Picayune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Olanna’s mother accuse her servant of stealing?

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

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

4. Which of the following does Olanna see the night of her return to Nsukka following the second coup?

5. Which of the following countries reportedly recognizes Biafra in response to starvation therein?

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