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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following levels of schooling had Ugwu attained before entering Odenigbo’s service?
(a) Standard three.
(b) Standard five.
(c) Standard two.
(d) Standard four.

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

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

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?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Litotes.

5. Which of the following sports is Mohammed reported to play?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Polo.
(d) Golf.

6. How old does Richard report having been when he was orphaned?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

7. Which of the following is Phyllis Okafor’s husband’s name?
(a) Nnesinachi.
(b) Nnaemeka.
(c) Nnanyelugo.
(d) Nnonobongo.

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

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

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

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

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

13. To which of the following markets in Lagos does Olanna take the pregnant Arize?
(a) Ayba.
(b) Abya.
(c) Yaba.
(d) Baya.

14. The phrase “I tetago” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Are you there?
(b) Are you awake?
(c) Are you hungry?
(d) Are you mine?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following does Phyllis Okafor hail?

2. Which of the following sports does Odenigbo report playing?

3. Which of the following kinds of tree grows in the square in Abba?

4. To which of the following does Richard submit his first article about the violence in Nigeria?

5. Which of the following novels does Ugwu attempt to study on the night of the initial coup in Nigeria?

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