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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 does the BBC ascribe the initial coup in Nigeria?
(a) The Yoruba.
(b) The Hausa.
(c) The Igbo.
(d) The Ijaw.

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

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

4. In which of the following does Richard note having lived?
(a) Wentnor.
(b) Norbury.
(c) Hardwick.
(d) Lea.

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

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

7. 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) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

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

10. 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 Bible.
(c) A civil service exam book.
(d) A romance novel.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following does Richard discuss with Clovis Bancroft?
(a) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Ngwo.
(b) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Ezeagu.
(c) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Enugu.
(d) Her brother’s life as a district commissioner in Ohum.

15. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?
(a) Boxing lessons.
(b) Archery lessons.
(c) Wrestling lessons.
(d) Shooting lessons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Ugwu note is a likely suitor for his sister?

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

4. Whom of the following secures lodging for Olanna and Odenigbo after they depart Abba?

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

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