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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Late Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The phrase “the vulnerabilities he wore so openly knotted as his throat like a tie” (304) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

2. Which of the following does Ugwu associate with witchcraft?
(a) Massed flies.
(b) Gathering stormclouds.
(c) Barking dogs.
(d) Hooting owls.

3. Which of the following foods has Harrison cooked when Richard confesses his perfidy to Kainene?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Chicken in cream sauce.
(c) Porkchops and applesauce.
(d) Steak tartare.

4. The comment that “His complexion was very dark, like old bark” (4) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Which of the following serves as a door for the bunker Odenigbo and others in the neighborhood build?
(a) Banana trunks.
(b) Zinc sheeting.
(c) Iron sheeting
(d) Palm trunks.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following streets does Odenigbo have a house in Nsukka?

2. Which of the following is said to be Susan’s eye color?

3. Of which of the following does Richard think after confessing his perfidy to Kainene?

4. Which of the following does Susan serve Richard after he returns from Martin’s wedding?

5. How old does Richard report having been when he was orphaned?

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