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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?
(a) Zote.
(b) Dettol.
(c) Old Spice.
(d) Dr. Teal's.

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

4. Which of the following does Richard buy on his way to weekend with Kainene?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Groundnuts.
(d) Plantains.

5. Which of the following schools does Kainene note she and Olanna attended?
(a) Groveheath.
(b) Heatherdell.
(c) Grovegarden.
(d) Heathgrove.

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

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

8. The phrase “a new country, which would be named after the bay, the Bight of Biafra” (198) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Alliteration.

9. Which of the following novels does Ugwu attempt to study on the night of the initial coup in Nigeria?
(a) Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
(b) Jude the Obscure.
(c) Return of the Native.
(d) The Mayor of Casterbridge.

10. To which of the following does Olanna assert Odenigbo owes an apology?
(a) Achara.
(b) Abonyi.
(c) Adebayo.
(d) Anulika.

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

12. To which of the following European nations does the novel ascribe the establishment of Nigeria?
(a) Germany
(b) Britain.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

13. Which of the following descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?
(a) Illogically ugly.
(b) Illogically pretty.
(c) Logically pretty.
(d) Logically ugly.

14. The comment about “the kind of woman whose sneeze, whose laugh and talk, would be soft as the under feathers closes to a chicken’s skin” (23) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

15. Which of the following does Ugwu see Jomo kill?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?

2. The phrase “Ada m bu Jomo” (18) most nearly means which of the following?

3. Which of the following languages does Odenigbo speak to Ugwu?

4. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?

5. With which of the following does Ugwu enjoy physical intimacy?

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