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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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 medical textbook.
(b) A romance novel.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A civil service exam book.

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

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

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

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

10. 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?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

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

12. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?
(a) Ikuwano.
(b) Obingwa.
(c) Umuahia.
(d) Ugwunagbo.

13. The comment that “he felt like an understudy who hoped the actor would not show up” (79) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?

3. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?

4. In which of the following do Olanna’s aunt and uncle live?

5. In which of the following cities does Olanna note having first met Odenigbo?

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