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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term “ike” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Front end.
(b) Left side.
(c) Rear end.
(d) Right side.

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

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

4. The comment that “They spurted hundreds of scattered bullets before dark balls rolled out from underneath, as if the planes were laying large eggs” (252) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

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

6. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

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

8. Which of the following does Ugwu offer to bring to Olanna during her convalescence?
(a) Fruit salad.
(b) Pasta salad.
(c) Seaweed salad.
(d) Potato salad.

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

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

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

12. With which of the following companies does Richard report Kainene negotiated?
(a) Texaco.
(b) Shell-BP.
(c) Chevron.
(d) ExxonMobil.

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

14. At which of the following universities is Olanna reported to have taken a master’s degree?
(a) London University.
(b) York University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) Oxford University.

15. With which of the following does Ugwu enjoy physical intimacy?
(a) Chioke.
(b) Anulika.
(c) Okeke.
(d) Chinyere.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Richard speak in Kano as he returns from Martin’s wedding?

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

3. Which of the following is interred in place of the slain customs officer Richard had met on his way back from Martin’s wedding?

4. 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?

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

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