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

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

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

4. For which of the following university departments does Ugwu’s aunt work?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Physics.
(d) Biology.

5. Which of the following does Olanna’s mother accuse her servant of stealing?
(a) Necklaces.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Rings.
(d) Bracelets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following foods has Harrison cooked when Richard confesses his perfidy to Kainene?

3. Which of the following cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?

4. On which of the following days is Odenigbo’s child delivered?

5. Which of the following is Olanna cooking when news arrives that Odenigbo’s child has been delivered?

(see the answer key)

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