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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Alliteration.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Rhyme.

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

3. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?
(a) Central Directorate.
(b) Educational Directorate.
(c) Manpower Directorate.
(d) Research and Production Directorate.

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

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

6. Which of the following is interred in place of the slain customs officer Richard had met on his way back from Martin’s wedding?
(a) A romance novel.
(b) A medical textbook.
(c) A civil service exam book.
(d) A Bible.

7. Which of the following meanings does Kainene ascribe to her own name?
(a) Let’s watch and see what next God will bring.
(b) Not to Be Married to a Poor Man.
(c) God’s gold.
(d) Hoped-for beloved of God.

8. Which of the following does Olanna see the night of her return to Nsukka following the second coup?
(a) Ostriches.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Owls.
(d) Crows.

9. The comment that “They are killing us like ants” (181) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

10. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?
(a) Sweet potato pie.
(b) Peach cobbler.
(c) Rhubarb crumble.
(d) Apple crisp.

11. Which of the following is approximately how many Igbo are reported killed in Maiduguri?
(a) 500.
(b) 1000.
(c) 250.
(d) 750.

12. In which of the following fields does Nnawkanze work?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Highways.
(c) Railways.
(d) Airports.

13. Which of the following sports does Odenigbo report playing?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Polo.
(d) Golf.

14. The comment that “her life in Nsukka felt like being immersed in a mesh of soft feathers” (65) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

15. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?
(a) Red velvet cake.
(b) German chocolate cake.
(c) Italian wedding cake.
(d) Spice cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following universities does Odenigbo note is represented in Nsukka?

2. For which of the following university departments does Ugwu’s aunt work?

3. The term “ike” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

4. The phrase “a flat, sallow gray, like a poorly wiped blackboard” (196) offers an example of which of the following?

5. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?

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