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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 Odenigbo’s friend Adebayo drink?
(a) Golden Guinea beer.
(b) Gin.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Fanta.

2. Which of the following does Special Julius deliver?
(a) Coors Light.
(b) Golden Guinea.
(c) Shiner Bock.
(d) Miller Genuine Draft.

3. Over which of the following commodities does Kainene assert Nigeria fights to reclaim Biafra?
(a) Oil.
(b) Tin.
(c) Gold.
(d) Coal.

4. Whom of the following secures lodging for Olanna and Odenigbo after they depart Abba?
(a) Aniekwena.
(b) Anulika.
(c) Acahara.
(d) Adebayo.

5. Into which of the following levels of schooling does Odenigbo enroll Ugwu?
(a) Standard five.
(b) Standard three.
(c) Standard two.
(d) Standard four.

6. The phrase “ezi okwu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Huh?
(b) What do you mean?
(c) Really?
(d) Are you hungry?

7. On which of the following streets does Odenigbo have a house in Nsukka?
(a) Odim Street.
(b) Avim Street.
(c) Chief Imoke Street.
(d) Eni Njoku Street.

8. The word “kedu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Are you there?
(b) Are you awake?
(c) Are you well?
(d) Are you happy?

9. The comment that “They have not said they are dying of hunger” (47) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Analogy.

10. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Golf.
(d) Polo.

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

12. Which of the following universities does Odenigbo note is represented in Nsukka?
(a) Michigan State University.
(b) Iowa State University.
(c) Louisiana State University.
(d) Texas State University.

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

14. The word “ndo” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Thanks.
(d) Sorry.

15. To which of the following does Richard speak in Kano as he returns from Martin’s wedding?
(a) Nsukka.
(b) Nnesinachi.
(c) Nnaemeka.
(d) Umunnachi.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Which of the following descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?

4. Ugwu’s comment that “Whenever he drained a pot of boiled beans, he thought of the slimy sink as a politician” (159) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following is Phyllis Okafor’s husband’s name?

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